Patent ID: 11951534
Assignee: NOVELIS INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method of detecting events in casting of metal, the method comprising:
initiating a casting operation using one or more pieces of equipment of a casting system including a casting apparatus, the casting operation comprising one or more actions that cause or facilitate casting of an ingot within a mold in the casting apparatus;
capturing, using an acoustic sensor, sensor data associated with one or more acoustic signals captured relative to the one or more pieces of equipment performing the casting operation;
comparing the sensor data with a set of acoustic profiles, each acoustic profile of the set of acoustic profiles being associated with a type of event associated with the casting operation;
determining, based on the comparison, whether a particular type of event has occurred;
causing an adjustment to the casting system or to the casting operation based on whether the particular type of event has occurred; and
initiating a second casting operation using the adjusted casting system or casting operation.