Patent ID: 11951536
Assignee: NOVELIS INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the launder comprises a flow control device configured to adjust a flow rate of the molten metal from the launder to the mold for casting the molten metal into the ingot, the water flows from the mold during the casting of the molten metal into the ingot, and the field of view of the camera further includes at least a portion of the bottom block and a portion of the ingot and configured to capture optical data associated with the portion of the ingot or the portion of the bottom block, and
wherein the processor operations further comprise:
capturing first optical data associated with the portion of the ingot;
generating a profile associated with the portion of the ingot based on at least the first optical data;
comparing the profile with a baseline profile; and
determining, based on the comparing, whether the portion of the ingot has separated from the bottom block.