Table-driven software architecture for a stitching system
US6198983A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B23/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Native code for a CNC stitching machine is generated by generating a geometry model of a preform; generating tool paths from the geometry model, the tool paths including stitching instructions for making stitches; and generating additional instructions indicating thickness values. The thickness values are obtained from a lookup table. When the stitching machine runs the native code, it accesses a lookup table to determine a thread tension value corresponding to the thickness value. The stitching machine accesses another lookup table to determine a thread path geometry value corresponding to the thickness value.
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