Method and apparatus for preparing logs for a log structure
OwnerDusko Ballmerinventor
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Abstract
A method of preparing a log comprising scanning the log, matching the scanned log to a virtual log, generating a cutting profile for the scanned log from the matched virtual log and cutting the log in accordance with the generated cutting profile. A method for preparing a log structure including a plurality of logs. The method comprising scanning the logs, generating a cutting profile associated with each log, cutting each of the logs according to the associated cutting profile and, assembling the log structure with the cut logs. A system for preparing logs, the system comprising a scanning subsystem, a machining subsystem and, a CAD design subsystem.
Claims18
A method of preparing a log comprising:
- scanning the log;
- matching the scanned log to a virtual log, the virtual log comprising one of a plurality of virtual logs in a CAD model of a log structure;
- amending the CAD model to accommodate differences between the scanned log and the virtual log;
- generating a cutting profile for the scanned log from the matched virtual log;
- cutting the log in accordance with the generated cutting profile.
A method for preparing a log structure including a plurality of logs, the method comprising:
- scanning the logs, at a scanning substation, to create a set of scanned logs;
- communicating the scanned logs to a remote CAD subsystem;
- generating a cutting profile associated with each log;
- communicating the cutting profiles to a machining subsystem remote from the CAD subsystem;
- cutting, at the machining subsystem, each of the logs according to the associated cutting profile;
- and,
- assembling the log structure with the cut logs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.