---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002626"
title: "Loading operation monitoring apparatus and method of using the same"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:14:17.111861Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002626"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g67/04"
  - "b65g67/04"
  - "g06q10/083"
  - "b65g67/04"
  - "g06q10/0631"
  - "g06q10/083"
---

# Loading operation monitoring apparatus and method of using the same

## Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to an apparatus for monitoring a loading operation, comprising: a movable body configured to be inserted in a loading space of a carrier during a loading operation and proximate to an upper portion of the loading space; an imaging device secured to the movable body, the imaging device configured to capture imaging data of the loading space, wherein the captured imaging data comprise a three-dimensional (3D) map of the loading space; a distance measuring device secured to the movable body, the distance measuring device configured for measuring a distance between the imaging device and a front wall of the loading space; and a controller configured to receive the imaging data captured by the imaging device, wherein the controller comprise one or more processors configured to detect a loading condition of the loading space of the carrier based at least in part on the imaging data.