System for wear and aging evaluation of a paper-based resource

A computer program product for wear and aging evaluation of a paper-based resource, whereby the computer program product is structured for determining a fitness state of a physical body structure of a paper resource item and for adaptive processing of the paper resource item in accordance with the fitness state, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions to:

• receive, via an item transfer unit, a first paper resource item, wherein the first paper resource item comprises:
• a first elongate body structure defining a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a thickness therebetween, wherein the first surface of the first paper resource item is associated with a first mechanical wear rate;
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• a first physical state sensing component provided at the first elongate body structure, wherein the first physical state sensing component of the first paper resource item comprises an erosion-sensitive component associated with a second mechanical wear rate that is greater than the first mechanical wear rate;
• scan, via a scanning device, the first paper resource item, wherein scanning the first paper resource item comprises inspecting the first physical state sensing component;
• determine a fitness state of the first paper resource item based on at least scanning the first paper resource item, wherein the fitness state of the first paper resource item comprises (i) a first item wear level and (ii) a first item age level, wherein determining the first item wear level comprises determining a material loss of the erosion-sensitive component;
• in response to at least determining that (i) the first item wear level of the first paper resource item is above a predetermined minimum wear threshold, and (ii) the first item age level of the first paper resource item is below a predetermined age threshold, determine that the first paper resource item is a fit item type;
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• transmit the first paper resource item to an item processing machine in response to determining that the first paper resource item is the fit item type.

A computerized method for wear and aging evaluation of a paper-based resource, whereby the computerized method is structured for determining a fitness state of a physical body structure of a paper resource item and for adaptive processing of the paper resource item in accordance with the fitness state, the computerized method comprising:

• receiving, via an item transfer unit, a first paper resource item, wherein the first paper resource item comprises:
• a first elongate body structure defining a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a thickness therebetween, wherein the first surface of the first paper resource item is associated with a first mechanical wear rate;
• and
• a first physical state sensing component provided at the first elongate body structure, wherein the first physical state sensing component of the first paper resource item comprises an erosion-sensitive component associated with a second mechanical wear rate that is greater than the first mechanical wear rate;
• scanning, via a scanning device, the first paper resource item, wherein scanning the first paper resource item comprises inspecting the first physical state sensing component;
• determining a fitness state of the first paper resource item based on at least scanning the first paper resource item, wherein the fitness state of the first paper resource item comprises (i) a first item wear level and (ii) a first item age level, wherein determining the first item wear level comprises determining a material loss of the erosion-sensitive component;
• in response to at least determining that (i) the first item wear level of the first paper resource item is above a predetermined minimum wear threshold, and (ii) the first item age level of the first paper resource item is below a predetermined age threshold, determining that the first paper resource item is a fit item type;
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• transmitting the first paper resource item to an item processing machine in response to determining that the first paper resource item is the fit item type.