Hendtech LLC (20240420309). SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADING, PROCESSING, AND LOADING LOGS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADING, PROCESSING, AND LOADING LOGS

Organization Name

Hendtech LLC

Inventor(s)

Andrew Henderson of Simpsonville SC (US)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADING, PROCESSING, AND LOADING LOGS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240420309 titled 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADING, PROCESSING, AND LOADING LOGS

Original Abstract Submitted

a processing system is provided for analyzing a log under evaluation. the processing system includes a camera, processor(s), and memory device(s). the memory device(s) include computer readable code configured, when executed, to cause the processor(s) to receive images from the camera, to identify the log under evaluation within the images, to estimate dimensions of the log under evaluation, and to determine a log class for the log under evaluation. the computer readable code may be configured to cause the processor(s) to utilize machine learning technique(s), and the dimensions of the log under evaluation may be determined using photogrammetry. the computer readable code may be configured to cause the processor(s) to detect variation(s) in the log under evaluation such as feature deviating from a conical frustrum shape, a defect, a surface variation, a crook, a sweep, or a fork.