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

Claim 8:
9. A method of matching a flitch to a source log, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first plurality of sensors or a first computer system, a virtual model of a predicted flitch to be cut from a primary workpiece according to a cut solution, wherein the primary workpiece is a log or a cant;
receiving, from one or more second sensors or a second computer system, a virtual model of an actual flitch;
comparing the virtual model of the predicted flitch to the virtual model of the actual flitch;
based on the comparison, identifying the primary workpiece as a source of the actual flitch;
determining a difference between the actual flitch and the predicted flitch, and and
sending instructions to a controller based at least in part on the difference, wherein the 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.