OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002063

Supply apparatus

Published: 2026-09-15T19:10:32.363002Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002063
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A supply apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input conveyor, a
receiving conveyor, a camera, and a processor. The input conveyor is
configured to input an article. The receiving conveyor is configured to
receive the article that the input conveyor inputs. The camera is configured
to photograph the article placed on the receiving conveyor. The processor is
configured to extract an article region where the article appears, from a
photography image that the camera photographs, calculate an area ratio that
the article region indicates in the photography image, based on the article
region, stop the input conveyor, based on the area ratio and set a stop time
for stopping the input conveyor, based on the area ratio.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002063
Published 2026-09-15T19:10:32.363002Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002063