Patent ID: 9400163
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing a length of material utilising a timber-working head, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a processor, a signal indicating manual designation of a point along the length of material as a first end point; receiving, at the processor, a signal from at least one distance measuring device associated with the timber-working head, the signal indicating the distance between the first end point on the length of material and a second end point on the length of material; determining, at the processor, the actual length of material to be processed using the signal from the distance measuring device; and controlling, via the processor, using at least one of the first end point and the determined actual length of material to be processed, at least one of a cutting means of the timber-working head so as to cut the length of material and a drive mechanism of the timber-working head so as to drive the length of material relative to the timber-working head.