Usnr, LLC

Gerald David Larson

Douglas G Strasky

Stephen Doiel

Robert Arnold

Ryan Munion

Dimitrios Paul Marinakis

Dimitri Marinakis

Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for cutting wood workpieces, such as logs and cants, into desired products. In various embodiments, after a log is chipped into a cant, the cant may be scanned and re-optimized based on the new scan data and information about the source log, such as simulated orientation parameters, a 3D model, and/or potential cut solutions. In other embodiments, data from multiple sensor types may be used in combination to detect splits in logs, cants, or both. Optionally, re-optimization and split detection techniques may be used in combination to improve wood volume recovery, value, and/or throughput speed.

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Nanaimo, Canada

Gerald David Larson