Sensor systems and methods for sewn product processing apparatus
US10744647B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50064
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Due to rapid advancement in computing technology of both hardware and software, the labor intensive sewing process has been transformed into a technology-intensive automated process. During an automated process, processing of a work piece can be visually monitored using a sensor system. Data gathered from the sensor system can be used to infer the condition and/or position of the work piece in the work area using, e.g., models of a sensor profile. Evaluation can be carried out before processing begins, during processing and/or after processing of the work piece. Examples of systems and methods are described that provide for initially and successively matching the model of the expected shape for a product work piece to a set of sensor readings of the work piece in order to determine the position of the work piece and support a variety of useful features.
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