Method, System and Apparatus for Gap Detection in Support Structures with Peg Regions

A method of detecting gaps on a support structure includes: obtaining, at an imaging controller, (i) a plurality of depth measurements representing the support structure according to a common frame of reference, and (ii) a plurality of label indicators each defining a label position in the common frame of reference; for each of the label indicators: classifying the label indicator as either a peg label or a shelf label, based on a portion of the depth measurements selected according to the label position and a portion of the depth measurements adjacent to the label position; generating an item search space in the common frame of reference according to the class of the label indicator; and determining, based on a subset of the depth measurements within the item search space, whether the item search space contains an item.