Microtec S.r.l.

Martin Bacher

Enrico Ursella

Federico Giudiceandrea

Enrico Vicario

A processing head () for a forestry machine () is intended to process a tree () having a trunk () with a longitudinal direction (), branches () extending from the trunk () transversely to the longitudinal direction () and knots () extending into the trunk (). The processing head () comprises: a frame () having a seat () for receiving the trunk () of the tree () to be processed; a motorised device for moving the trunk () relative to the seat (), by advancing the trunk () through the seat () along the longitudinal direction () of the trunk (); one or more blades () for cutting the branches () from the trunk () as the trunk () advances; a detection system for detecting positions of the branches () and/or of the knots () on the trunk () as the trunk () advances. Information on the positions of the branches () and/or of the knots () is processed to determine an identification code that is based on said positions and that refers to said trunk () or to a segment obtained from said trunk (). The identification code is comparable against a code determined a posteriori for a specific trunk or for a specific segment of trunk, in order to establish whether the specific trunk or the specific segment of trunk corresponds to said trunk () or to said segment of trunk (). The information on the positions of branches () and/or of knots () can also be used to determine, during a processing of the tree (), one or more positions on the trunk () in which to cut the trunk () perpendicularly or transversely to the longitudinal direction (), which is to say to optimise the truncation of the trunk ().

Processing head for a forestry machine

A method for establishing a posteriori a match between a piece of wood and a log from which the piece of wood has been obtained, comprising the following operating steps of performing a tomographic scan of the wooden log, of calculating or selecting a log cutting pattern, of defining, starting with the tomographic information available, one or more virtual individualising characteristics which are linked to the distribution and/or size of physical characteristics of the log inside and/or on the surface of the self-same virtual piece of wood, of saving them in a database, together with information about the identity of the log, of dividing the log into real pieces of wood according to the cutting pattern, of acquiring real information about the distribution and/or size of physical characteristics of the log inside and/or on the surface of a real piece of wood and of defining corresponding real individualising characteristics to be compared with virtual individualising characteristics saved and of identifying an origin of the real piece of wood based on the information about the identity of the log which is saved together with the virtual individualising characteristics which match the real individualising characteristics.

Method for establishing a posteriori a match between a piece of wood and a log from which the piece of wood has been obtained

A device for measuring the properties of moving objects includes a station () for measuring predetermined properties of an object () and a first conveyor () for transferring the object () towards the measuring station (). The device () includes accelerator means () for accelerating the object (), acting on the object and positioned upstream of the measuring station () and slowing means () for slowing or stopping the object (), acting on the object and positioned at the measuring station (). A method for measuring the properties of moving objects includes the steps of: transporting an object () along a first conveyor () having a predetermined feed speed (T); accelerating the object () relative to the first conveyor () feed speed (T) then slowing the object () relative to the first conveyor () feed speed (T) at least at a station () for measuring predetermined properties of the object ().

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Martin Bacher