Patent Document ID: 5560194
Application ID: 08341292
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for optimally processing fiber wherein the method is carried out in a machine having inputs and an output, said method comprising the steps of: determining a machinery model which simulates the operation of a fiber processing machine given a range of input parameters at least at a first time by: a. measuring fiber processing machinery characteristics over ranges of operational settings, said characteristics defining the interrelationships between input fiber parameters and output fiber or yarn parameters over said ranges of machinery settings; b. defining a machine model from said machinery characteristics; measuring fiber parameters at the inputs to said fiber processing machines at least at a second, later time; introducing said input fiber parameters into said model and then determining machinery settings, within a predetermined range of acceptable variation, which settings optimize at least one output parameter, including profit; adjusting said machinery settings in accordance with the determination of machinery settings to optimize at least one output parameter; and processing fibers with said optimally adjusted machinery.