Patent ID: 11919060
Assignee: THE BRADBURY CO., INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method of controlling a roll-forming process, the method comprising:
moving, with a plurality of rollers, material through a roll-forming apparatus, the roll-forming apparatus including a plurality of rollers between an inlet portion of the roll-forming apparatus and an outlet portion of the roll-forming apparatus;
measuring, with a first sensor, first data of the material as the material moves through the roll-forming apparatus, the first data corresponding to measurements of the material between the inlet and outlet portions;
measuring, with a second sensor, second data of the material as the material moves through the roll-forming apparatus, the second data corresponding to measurements of the material at or proximate the inlet portion;
training, by executing instructions with at least one processor, a machine learning model with the first and second data, and corresponding parameters of processed material;
providing, by executing instructions with at least one processor, output from the first and second sensors as input to the machine learning model, the machine learning model to provide predicted output of the roll-forming process;
calculating, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, an adjustment of at least one of the plurality of rollers based on the predicted output; and
adjusting, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, roll-forming of the material by moving at least one of the plurality of rollers based on the calculated adjustment.