As the era of large-scale logistics continues to expand, the global volume of parcels and express shipments is soaring. In this context, the industry demands a new generation of logistics measurement solutions—high in precision, fast in operation, easy to deploy, and adaptable across diverse environments. However, current mainstream products fall short of these evolving requirements. To meet the challenges of this rapidly changing market and gain a competitive edge in the new wave of logistics, Vizum has introduced its Logistics Smart Vision System—an upgraded, intelligent solution designed to define Logistics 2.0.
Current methods of measuring logistics dimensions rely primarily on three technologies: structured light cameras, measurement light curtains, and triangulation laser cameras.
Structured Light Cameras
Structured light cameras are typically suited to static object measurement. In dynamic scenarios, they require external triggering mechanisms. Measuring large objects poses additional difficulties, as structured light cannot capture complete point cloud data in one pass, necessitating time-consuming stitching and processing—resulting in slow performance and complex workflows.
Measurement Light Curtains
Measurement light curtains use infrared photoelectric sensors to measure dimensions. While effective for regular-shaped objects, they have limitations: sensitivity to object placement, high costs, fragile components, difficult installation, and expensive maintenance.
Triangulation Laser Cameras
Triangulation laser cameras project a line of light across the object surface and scan in one dimension to extract depth information. This method suffers from shallow depth of field and narrow field of view, with strict requirements on installation height and angle—making it unsuitable for measuring large or irregular items.
From manual measurement to structured light, light curtains, and triangulation lasers, logistics measurement technology has seen steady progress. Yet these approaches still fail to meet industry demands for real-time performance, low cost, high accuracy, large depth of field, broad field of view, robust operation, and ease of deployment. In response, Vizum has developed the Logistics Smart Vision System, a next-generation solution powered by proprietary algorithms and the company’s strengths in stereoscopic intelligent vision technology—opening a new “visual frontier” for intelligent logistics.
The Logistics Smart Vision System leverages Vizum’s dual-lens stereoscopic line-laser camera, ViEye, paired with intelligent processing algorithms. This enables real-time dimension measurement, pose detection, and object segmentation of fast-moving packages—without requiring any modifications to existing logistics infrastructure. It facilitates intelligent package analysis and big data collection in real time.
Compared to traditional systems, Vizum’s solution delivers substantial improvements in performance, usability, robustness, and versatility.
In terms of performance, the system can measure both small and large objects. For example, with a setup height of 2 meters and an object speed of 2 m/s, it achieves accuracy within ±1 mm. At this level of precision, it can measure objects up to 1m × 1m × 1m in size. High-precision measurement of rapidly moving items improves logistics efficiency and reduces operating costs, while laying the groundwork for intelligent object recognition.
In terms of usability, the system allows real-time adjustment of camera installation height based on package size. It does not impose strict requirements on installation angle or object orientation, significantly lowering the technical barrier and enabling flexible integration across different production environments.
In terms of robustness and general applicability, the system performs reliably under varying lighting conditions, indoors and outdoors, even in dimly lit settings. It accurately detects a wide range of object types—irregularly shaped, multi-colored, reflective, matte, or variably positioned—making it ideal for the complex and often chaotic realities of logistics environments.
In practice, conveyor belts are often cluttered with overlapping, skewed, or unevenly stacked packages. Historically, such conditions required manual sorting. While structured light systems partially automated this process, they still struggle with overlapping and closely packed items. Vizum’s system, by contrast, is built to meet the new demands of modern logistics. It accurately segments and calculates the volume of multiple touching or overlapping objects, recognizing and distinguishing different sizes and orientations in real time. This makes it an ideal solution for applications in industrial logistics, warehouse logistics, parcel shipping, security inspections, port container operations, packaging, and other sectors requiring volume measurement.
Beyond visual perception, Vizum’s Logistics Smart Vision System is equipped with intelligent recognition capabilities. Its cognitive processing is both stereoscopic and real-time. Once trained, the system can instantly recognize and classify objects passing along a conveyor belt—enabling rapid sorting and statistical analysis.
In an era of rising labor costs and accelerated digital transformation, cost reduction and efficiency gains are central to the future of logistics. Smart systems are no longer optional—they are essential. Vizum, through its innovative algorithms and cutting-edge technical architecture, has created a fully connected path from smart sensing, to smart segmentation, to smart cognition. It greatly enhances the logistics industry’s capacity for intelligent measurement and recognition.
In every sense, this system represents a true upgrade to logistics measurement, perception, and cognition. It marks the emergence of a next-generation intelligent logistics framework capable of replacing legacy detection systems—and establishing a new benchmark for the future of the logistics industry.