Material sorting using a vision system

Kumar, Nalin; Garcia, Manuel Gerardo; Tyagi, Kanishka

Title: Material sorting using a vision system

Abstract

A material sorting system sorts materials utilizing a vision system that implements a machine learning system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, which are then sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification. The material sorting system may include an x-ray fluorescence system to perform a classification of the materials in combination with the vision system, whereby the classification efforts of the vision system and x-ray fluorescence system are combined in order to classify and sort the materials.

Inventors:: Kumar, Nalin; Garcia, Jr., Manuel Gerardo; Tyagi, Kanishka

Issue Date:: 2020-07-14

Research Org.:: UHV Technologies, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1735019

Patent Number(s):: 10710119

Application Number:: 15/963,755

Assignee:: UHV Technologies, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06N - COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B07 - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS B07C - POSTAL SORTING

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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06N - COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
G06N20/00 - Machine learning

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B07 - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS B07C - POSTAL SORTING
B07C5/3416 - {according to radiation transmissivity, e.g. for light, x-rays, particle radiation

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N2223/643 - object on conveyor

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B07 - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS B07C - POSTAL SORTING
B07C5/368 - {actuated independently}
B07C5/3422 - {using video scanning devices, e.g. TV-cameras}
B07C2501/0054 - Sorting of waste or refuse

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N23/223 - by irradiating the sample with X-rays or gamma-rays and by measuring X-ray fluorescence

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06N - COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
G06N3/08 - Learning methods

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000422

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/26/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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