Patent ID: 8496034
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for sorting two or more given wood products, the method comprising the steps of: measuring original warp of at least one first wood product at a known or measured moisture content; changing the moisture content of the at least one first wood product to a new moisture content; measuring a second warp of the at least one first wood product at the new moisture content; developing a prediction algorithm based on data from the original warp and the second warp and at least one of the original and new moisture contents; measuring an original warp and moisture content for each of the two or more given wood products; inputting data from the original warp and at least one of the original and given moisture contents from each of the two or more given wood products to the prediction algorithm to predict a predicted warp for each of the two or more given wood products at a given moisture content; and sorting the two or more given wood products based on the predicted warp at the given moisture content.