Automatic material cutting system

An automatic component fabrication system for use in fabricating a component, said automatic component fabrication system comprising:

• a control system comprising a memory including a computerized model of the component to be fabricated;
• a conveyor system communicatively coupled to said control system, said conveyor system configured to support a sheet of material unfurled from a roll of sheet material;
• a first monitoring system communicatively coupled to said control system, said first monitoring system comprising a first illumination device and at least one camera, said first monitoring system configured to:
• determine an initial position of the sheet of material relative to said conveyor system at a first location along said conveyor system as the sheet of material is unfurled from the roll;
• determine a subsequent position of the sheet of material relative to said conveyor system at a plurality of sequential locations along said conveyor system;
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• compare the determined initial position of the sheet of material to each determined subsequent position of the sheet of material at each location of the plurality of sequential locations;
• an alignment device comprising a pair of arms that partially surround the sheet of material, said alignment device configured to adjust the position of the sheet of material to maintain the determined initial position when the determined subsequent position of the sheet of material at any location of the plurality of sequential locations is different from the determined initial position;
• a cutting system communicatively coupled to said control system, said cutting system configured to cut the component from the sheet of material, said cutting system communicatively coupled to said first monitoring system such that the component is cut based on the position of the sheet of material on said conveyor system and the computerized model;
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• a second monitoring system communicatively coupled to said control system, said second monitoring system comprising a second illumination device and at least one camera, said second monitoring system configured to compare the fabricated component to the computerized model.