System and method for tracking a moving element in a conveyor system
US12275598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K11/215
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for tracking a location of a moving element on a conveyor system. The system including: magnetic sensors; a magnetic encoder strip that is readable by the magnetic sensors; and a processor for receiving and processing the sensor readings to determine a location of the moving element. The method including: sensing a current location of the moving element, wherein at least one of the magnetic sensors and magnetic encoder are associated with the moving element; and providing a current location to a conveyor system controller. The system may further include: color sensors; and a color gradient encoder strip that is readable by the color sensors, wherein the color gradient encoder strip and color sensors provide moving element location at start up and the magnetic sensors and magnetic encoder strip track moving element location during operation. In this case, the method is adjusted accordingly.
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