System and method for manufacturing using a virtual frame of reference
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRajesh Kumar Singh, Jeremy Georges Bertin, Thomas Keith Olschner, Jon Richard Rossiter, Steven Arthur Marshall
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Abstract
The system and method uses a virtual frame of reference to evaluate and control a manufacturing system. Electronic images from a vision system may be analyzed using the virtual frame of reference to control the phasing of devices in the manufacturing system and to generate alerts.
Claims20
A controller for a manufacturing system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memory devices communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memory devices store machine instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive an electronic image of a component used in the manufacturing system;
- analyze the electronic image using a virtual frame of reference to determine a location value associated with the component;
- compare the location value and a setpoint;
- and
- generate a phasing command for a machine in the manufacturing system based on the comparison.
A computerized method for controlling a component transformation in a manufacturing system, comprising:
- capturing an electronic image of a component used in the manufacturing system;
- analyzing, by one or more processors, the electronic image using a virtual frame of reference to determine a location value associated with the component;
- comparing the location value and a setpoint;
- and
- generating a phasing command for a machine in the manufacturing system based on the comparison.
A computerized method for controlling a component transformation in a manufacturing system comprising:
- receiving, at one or more processors, electronic images of components used by the manufacturing system to produce a manufactured good;
- classifying the images into two or more subpopulations;
- analyzing the images, by the one or more processors, using a virtual frame of reference to determine location values associated with the components;
- using the location values to determine a mathematical characteristic of each of the subpopulations;
- and
- using the mathematical characteristic to generate a phasing command for a machine in the manufacturing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.