Patent ID: 9466111
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G01B,G06K,G06T,H01R,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A method for aligning a multi-wire sheathed cable containing a plurality of individual wires, wherein the plurality of individual wires are twisted around one another in a twist direction (+/−) and with a lay length (S), the plurality of individual wires are disposed within a sheath, and a reference direction is perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the sheathed cable, the method comprising: determining a desired angle position (β) of at least one of the plurality of individual wires relative to the reference direction at a predetermined cross-sectional position in a longitudinal direction of the sheathed cable, determining a distance (D) between an end of the sheathed cable and the predetermined cross-sectional position in the longitudinal direction of the sheathed cable, calculating a target end angle position (α) of the at least one of the plurality of individual wires relative to the reference direction at the end of the sheathed cable based upon the desired angle position (β) of the at least one of the plurality of individual wires at the predetermined cross-sectional position, the lay length (S), the twist direction (+/−), and the distance (D), and rotating the sheathed cable about its longitudinal axis until the actual end angle position of the at least one of the plurality of individual wires matches the calculated target end angle position of the at least one of the plurality of individual wires.