Conveyor with probability estimator
CA 2541298 C · Owner: Siemens Logistics And Assembly Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Zeitler, David W.; Doane, Martin R.; Milliman, Douglas L.
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A conveyor system (20), such as an induction subsystem (22) for supplying articles to a sorter (24), and method of conveying articles includes providing a conveying surface (26) for conveying a series of articles and at least one sensor (30, 31) for sensing the articles on the conveying surface (26). A control (36) is provided which establishes at least one parameter for each of the articles and controls the conveying surface (26) as a function of the at least one parameter of each of the articles. The control (36) includes a computer (54, 56) and a program for the computer. The program includes at least one probability estimator. The control (36) determines the at least one …
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- Filed October 5, 2004 and granted May 15, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 5, 2024.
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