Patent ID: 9147326
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G05B,G06Q,G08B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a sensor that monitors containers as said containers move along a production line; a rejection device; an encoder that outputs a predetermined number of pulses per length based on movement of said production line; and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor and the rejection device, wherein said controller is programmed to determine whether a container is associated with a match condition in response to a signal received from the sensor, said match condition reflecting that said container is associated with predetermined properties or characteristics, in response to a match condition, determine a pass result, and otherwise determine a fail result, determine a velocity of the production line based on pulses from said encoder, dynamically determine a correction amount for a reject position, track a position of said container on said production line by counting the pulses from the encoder, in response to said fail result, output a signal to actuate the rejection device that removes said container from said production line based on the velocity of the production line, said dynamically determined correction amount, and said position of the container on the production line.