Systems and methods for computer vision assisted foam board processing
AssigneeStepan Company
InventorsDaniel Yocius, David J. Norberg, Sean O'Cuanaigh
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Abstract
Methods and systems for manufacturing a foam board system are disclosed. In some examples, a system includes an applicator to distribute one or more fluids onto a substrate. One or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of the one or more fluids. A control circuitry is configured to compare the one or more measured characteristics to one or more threshold characteristics, and to adjust one or more operating parameters of the system in response to a characteristic of the one or more measured characteristics falling outside a threshold of the one or more threshold characteristics.
Claims28
A system for manufacturing a foam board comprising:
- an applicator to distribute one or more fluids onto a substrate;
- one or more sensors configured to scan a stream of the one or more fluids on the substrate and to measure one or more characteristics of the one or more fluids prior to solidification of the one or more fluids;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- compare the one or more measured characteristics to one or more threshold characteristics;
- determine whether a characteristic of the one or more measured characteristics falls outside a threshold of the one or more threshold characteristics;
- calculate an amount of adjustment of the characteristic based on the one or more measured characteristics or the threshold in response to a determination that the characteristic falls outside the threshold;
- and
- generate a command corresponding to the amount.
A system for manufacturing a foam board comprising:
- an applicator to distribute one or more fluids onto a substrate during a liquid chemical application stage of a manufacturing process;
- one or more sensors configured to scan a stream of the one or more fluids on the substrate and to measure one or more characteristics of the one or more fluids prior to solidification of the one or more fluids;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- compare the one or more measured characteristics to one or more threshold characteristics;
- and
- adjust a position or orientation of the applicator in response to a characteristic of the one or more measured characteristics falling outside a threshold of the one or more threshold characteristics.
A method of manufacturing a foam board comprising:
- scanning, by a sensor, a stream of one or more fluids on a substrate;
- measuring, by the sensor, one or more characteristics corresponding to distribution of the one or more fluids applied to the substrate, wherein the one or more characteristics include a number of fluid streams, a location of the fluid on the substrate, a location of an edge of the fluid on the substrate, an angle at which the fluid contacts the substrate, a volume of the fluid on the substrate, a center of mass of the fluid on the substrate, consistency of the fluid, rate of volume growth of the fluid, a rate of width growth of the fluid, a rate of height growth of the fluid, a rate of change of the angle at which the fluid contacts the substrate, or a rate of change in the center of mass of the one or more fluid streams;
- receiving, at a control circuitry, data corresponding to the one or more characteristics;
- comparing, at the control circuitry, the one or more measured characteristics to one or more threshold characteristics;
- identifying, at the control circuitry, one or more operating parameters corresponding to the one or more measured characteristics;
- and
- adjusting one or more operating parameters in response to a characteristic of the one or more measured characteristics falling outside a threshold of the one or more threshold characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.