CPC G05D 23/27543 (2013.01) [G01N 21/255 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30128 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A method for monitoring temperature-controlled inventory within a store, the method comprising:
at a robotic system, during a first scan cycle:
autonomously navigating toward a temperature-controlled unit in the store;
recording a photographic image and a thermal image of the temperature-controlled unit; and
identifying a set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit based on features detected in the photographic image;
for each product in the set of products:
retrieving an emissivity of a surface of the product based on an identity of the product;
selecting a thermal pixel, in the thermal image, depicting the product; and
calculating a temperature of the product during the scan cycle based on the emissivity of the surface of the product and a thermal value stored in the thermal pixel; and
generating a record of temperatures of the set of products stocked in the temperature-controlled unit during the first scan cycle.
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