Disclosed is a method for designing a packaging plant, wherein a measuring vehicle is moved within an area in which the production plant is to be erected or modified, and a position of the measuring vehicle relative to the area is detected. The measuring vehicle is positioned at a plurality of positions within this area and at this position records respective images and/or data of the area with a first image capturing device, wherein at least one geometric property of the area and/or the packaging plant is detected.

According to one embodiment, an inspection device includes a stage on which a substrate having a protrusion portion on a surface thereof is mountable. A ring member presses an outer periphery of the substrate on the stage. A liquid supply unit supplies a liquid on the surface of the substrate from the surface thereof to a first height. An imaging unit captures an image of a surface of the liquid and the protrusion portion from above the surface of the substrate. An arithmetic operation unit determines a size of an exposed portion of the protrusion portion which is exposed from the surface of the liquid by using the image obtained from the imaging unit, and determines a height of the protrusion portion on the basis of the size of the exposed portion.

Dimensions of a surface feature are determined by capturing an image of the surface feature and determining a scale associated with the image. Structured light may be projected onto the surface, such that the position of structured light in the captured image allows determination of scale. A non-planar surface may be unwrapped. The surface may alternatively be projected into a plane to correct for the scene being tilted with respect to the camera axis. A border of the surface feature may be input manually by a user. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also disclosed.

Disclosed is apparatus and related methods of measuring breast cup size for garments that support breasts.

An illustrative system disclosed herein includes a conductive probe that is adapted to hold a quantity of mercury, wherein the conductive probe includes a conductive body with an outlet and a mercury control system adapted to supply mercury to the conductive probe. In this example, the system also includes an image sensor that is adapted to obtain an image of a mercury droplet positioned on a surface of a material and a measurement system that is adapted to receive the image of the mercury droplet and calculate a contact area between the mercury droplet and the surface of the material based upon the image of the mercury droplet.

A method for performing a formation-related physical action includes: receiving image data of a wall of a borehole penetrating a formation, the image data having image data of fractures intersecting the wall of the borehole; and defining a volume surrounding the borehole. The method also includes determining a surface area of each fracture intersecting the volume at each defined depth in a plurality of depths and calculating a fracture density for each defined depth based on the surface area of each fracture intersecting the volume at each defined depth in a plurality of depths and a size of the volume. The method further includes performing the formation-related physical action based on the fracture density for each defined depth using apparatus configured to perform the formation-related physical action.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods that measure crop residue in a field from imagery of the field. In particular, the present subject matter is directed to systems and methods that include or otherwise leverage a machine-learned crop residue classification model to determine a crop residue parameter value for a portion of a field based at least in part on imagery of such portion of the field captured by an imaging device. For example, the imaging device can be a camera positioned in a downward-facing direction and physically coupled to a work vehicle or an implement towed by the work vehicle through the field.

A construction management system for constructing a building including at least one heavy lifting machine for moving a one building element to a mounting position on the building, a central computing unit providing a building information model comprising at least a construction plan comprising a target state of the construction of the building, a three-dimensional model of an actual construction state of the building, and a three-dimensional model of the element, wherein the central computing unit is adapted to determine the mounting position for the element based on the construction plan, the model of the current construction state and on the model of the element.

An image acquisition device and a measuring method for geometric parameters of a specific developing area on a concrete test block. In the image acquisition device, a digital camera is provided on a camera support; the camera support is provided with a screw bearing which is connected to a first stepping motor via a first coupling; the camera support is provided on a screw slideway which is connected to a second stepping motor via a second coupling; the screw slideway, the first stepping motor and the second stepping motor are provided on a rear platform of a L-shaped base; a spirit level and a controller are respectively provided at two sides of the rear platform of the L-shaped base; and a reference glass plate is arranged on a front raised platform of the L-shaped base.

Dimensions of a surface feature are determined by capturing an image of the surface feature and determining a scale associated with the image. Structured light may be projected onto the surface, such that the position of structured light in the captured image allows determination of scale. A non-planar surface may be unwrapped. The surface may alternatively be projected into a plane to correct for the scene being tilted with respect to the camera axis. A border of the surface feature may be input manually by a user. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also disclosed.