Automated gauge reading and related systems, methods, and devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11544916
APP PUB NO 20210142102A1
SERIAL NO

17097452

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Computing devices and methods for reading gauges are disclosed. A gauge reading method includes capturing image data corresponding to a captured image of one or more gauges, detecting one or more gauges in the captured image, cropping a detected gauge in the captured image to provide a use image including the detected gauge, and classifying the detected gauge to correlate the detected gauge with a template image. The gauge reading method also includes attempting to perform feature detection rectification on the use image to produce a rectified image of the detected gauge, performing template matching rectification on the use image to produce the rectified image responsive to a failure to perform the feature detection rectification, and estimating a gauge reading responsive to the rectified image. A computing device may implement at least a portion of a gauge reading method.

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BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLCP O BOX 1625 IDAHO FALLS ID 83415-3899

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Al, Rashdan Ahmad Y Ammon, US 6 17
Lancaster, Gregory D Idaho Falls, US 12 354
Lew, Roger Moscow, US 2 4
Unruh, Troy C Idaho Falls, US 3 9
Wheeler, Michael L Greenwood, US 2 4

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