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Method for measuring and controlling fiber variations in paper sheet

US5393378A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 1993
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30124
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A formation control method and apparatus in which an image is emitted from a light source and transmitted through a predetermined area of paper an captured by a camera to be displayed as transmitted light image on a display of an image processing computing element, the transmitted light image displayed on the display being image-analyzed to obtain formation factor for quantification of the formation, J/W ratio and the like being optimized by fuzzy control using membership functions based on said formation factor so as to improve the formation.

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