Method and apparatus for transforming a part periphery to be cut from a patterned sheet material
US6434444B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45044
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cutting patterned sheet material to provide a predetermined relationship between a pattern characteristic and the part to be cut. An estimated position of a pattern characteristic is projected onto the sheet material and a distance between the estimated position and an actual position of the pattern characteristic is identified. A transforming program calculates a position for other pattern characteristic positions and cutting instructions are then created and executed.
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