Automatic calibration of a saw
AssigneeMitek Holdings, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Stevens, Daniel Brames, Anthony Anderson, Brock Gale
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Abstract
An automated saw system and associated components and methods. The saw system includes a saw mounted on a turntable. A method of calibrating the automated saw system includes rotating the turntable by a motor coupled to the turntable. The method can include detecting rotation of the turntable and determining when the turntable touches a mechanical stop as a function of the detected rotation. The method can also include calibrating the automated saw system as a function of a rotational position of the turntable touching the mechanical stop.
Claims22
A method of calibrating an automated saw system, the saw system including a saw mounted on a turntable, the method comprising:
- rotating the turntable by a motor coupled to the turntable;
- detecting rotation of the turntable;
- determining when the turntable touches a mechanical stop as a function of the detected rotation;
- and
- calibrating the automated saw system as a function of a rotational position of the turntable touching the mechanical stop.
A method of calibrating an automated saw system, the saw system including a saw, the method comprising:
- moving a pusher bar toward a predefined starting location at a first speed;
- after the pusher bar reaches the starting location, moving the pusher bar at a second speed slower than the first speed;
- learning a pusher bar torque on the pusher bar while the pusher bar is moving;
- and
- setting a torque limit as a function of the learned pusher bar torque.
A saw system comprising:
- a housing including a turntable rotatable with respect to the remainder of the housing, the turntable having a slot therein;
- a turntable motor for driving rotation of the turntable;
- a saw including a blade supported by the housing for movement with the turntable;
- a prime mover for selectively moving the blade through the slot for cutting boards on the turntable;
- a controller in communication with the saw system for controlling operation of the saw system;
- a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the controller for automatically calibrating the rotational position of the turntable.
A saw system comprising:
- a housing;
- a saw including a blade supported by the housing for movement to cut objects fed into the housing;
- a conveyor having a surface for supporting the objects to be cut by the saw;
- a pusher for pushing at least one of the objects along the conveyor surface into the housing;
- a pusher motor for driving movement of the pusher to push the at least one object;
- a controller in communication with the saw system for controlling operation of the saw system;
- a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the controller to automatically calibrate the position of the pusher with respect to the saw blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.