Abstract: A stationary dimensioning apparatus dimensions a load on a movable conveyance by detecting a barcode fiducial that is situated on the conveyance and by detecting a large number of points in space that represent points on the surface of the load. The barcode fiducial fluoresces as a predetermined wavelength, and the points in space are detected in the form of electromagnetic energy at the same predetermined wavelength. The electromagnetic energy is subjected to a band pass filter that rejects all but the predetermined wavelength before the remaining electromagnetic energy is impinged on a camera sensor. The location of the barcode fiducial on the conveyance is compared with a reference location of a reference barcode fiducial, and a translation vector and a rotation vector between them are calculated.

Abstract: A stationary dimensioning apparatus dimensions a load on a movable conveyance by detecting a barcode fiducial that is situated on the conveyance and by detecting a large number of points in space that represent points on the surface of the load. The location of the barcode fiducial on the conveyance is compared with a reference location of a reference barcode fiducial, and a translation vector and a rotation vector are calculated to characterize the difference in translation and rotation between the reference barcode fiducial and the barcode fiducial that was detected on the conveyance. The translation and rotation vectors are then employed in a transformation matrix that is used to transform each of the detected points in space into transformed points in space that correspond with a reference coordinate system, such as might be defined in terms of horizontal and vertical directions.