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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Michael Alan Bell, Newton, NC (US);
James Franklin Cochran, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Donald Kennedy Hall, Mooresville, NC (US);
Anthony Ng'oma, Horseheads, NY (US);
Jimmy Ray Spurlin, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method of controlling a strander by wireless visual monitoring. In certain embodiments, a stranding system includes at least one vision device mounted to a rotating structure of a strander. The at least one vision device is configured to capture a view of at least a portion of a subunit reel of at least one of a set of payoff units of the rotating structure to generate vision data. The stranding system further includes at least one wireless communication module mounted to the rotating structure to receive and wirelessly transmit the vision data over a high-bandwidth data link. The stranding system is configured to proactively identify payout hazards of the subunit package (e.g., cable crossover) to, for example, prevent damage to the strander.