Patent ID: 11938649
Assignee: USNR, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. A system for identifying a primary workpiece as the source of a flitch, the system comprising:
a first scanner optimizer system including a plurality of first sensors operatively coupled with a first computer system, wherein the first sensors are collectively positioned to scan a primary workpiece as the primary workpiece is transported along a first path of flow and operable to measure a geometric profile of the primary workpiece, and the first computer system is configured to generate a virtual model of the primary workpiece and a cut solution for the primary workpiece based at least on data from the first sensors, wherein the primary workpiece is a cant or a log;
a second scanner optimizer system including a plurality of second sensors operatively coupled with a second computer system, wherein the second sensors are collectively positioned to scan an actual flitch as the actual flitch is transported along a second path of flow and operable to measure a geometric profile of the actual flitch, and the second computer system is configured to generate a virtual model of the actual flitch based at least on data from the second sensors; and
a third computer system operatively coupled with the first and second computer systems and programmed with program instructions operable, upon execution by a processor, to cause the third computer system to:
generate, based at least on the virtual model of the primary workpiece and the cut solution, a virtual model of a predicted flitch to be cut from the primary workpiece according to the cut solution,
compare the virtual model of the actual flitch to the virtual model of the predicted flitch,
based on the comparison, identify the primary workpiece as a source of the flitch,
determine a difference between the actual flitch and the predicted flitch, and
send control instructions to a controller or a display based at least in part on the difference, wherein the control instructions are configured to
cause the controller to adjust a cutting device, a cutting member, a workpiece positioning or handling device, or a workpiece transport, or
cause the display to display a result of the comparison or a recommendation to adjust the cutting device, perform maintenance or repair on the cutting device, or adjust a speed of the transport.