Fluorescent printing on fabric for use as control input to automated positioning equipment
US11807021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/6447
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of using an automated system to position a fabric piece. A pattern is printed onto a fabric piece with fluorescent ink, and detected with a fluorescence-detecting camera, such as a UV camera. The detected pattern is stored in a controller as a pattern signature and compared to a stored target pattern. The results of the comparing step are used to generate control signals for the automated system to move the piece into the position of the target pattern.
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