Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Controlling Glass Production

A system for controlling glass production, comprising:

• a glass production bath comprising a bath of molten metal onto which a glass ribbon floats, the glass production bath comprising at least one edge roll proximate an edge of the glass ribbon, the at least one edge roll configured to impose an outward force or an inward force on the edge of the glass ribbon to control a width of the glass ribbon;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• receive visual data from at least one camera positioned with a view of the glass ribbon;
• process the visual data to determine a value of at least one dimension associated with the glass ribbon in the region proximate the at least one edge roll;
• determine that the value of the at least one dimension associated with the glass ribbon and/or an oscillational frequency of the value in the region proximate the at least one edge roll fails to satisfy a threshold value;
• and
• generate at least one alert associated with the at least one edge roll.

A computer program product for controlling glass production, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive visual data from at least one camera positioned with a view of a glass ribbon floating in a glass production bath, the glass production bath comprising a molten metal onto which the glass ribbon floats, the glass production bath comprising at least one edge roll positioned proximate an edge of the glass ribbon, the at least one edge roll configured to impose an outward force or an inward force on the edge of the glass ribbon to control a width of the glass ribbon;
• process the visual data to determine a value of at least one dimension associated with the glass ribbon in a region proximate the at least one edge roll;
• determine that the value of the at least one dimension associated with the glass ribbon and/or an oscillational frequency of the value in the region proximate the at least one edge roll fails to satisfy a threshold value;
• and
• generate at least one alert associated with the at least one edge roll.