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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Dennis J Carroll, Leander, TX (US);
Paerhati Remutula, Limerick, IE;
Philip L Griggs, Troy, MO (US);
Sai Rohit Kumar Danda, Dublin, IE;
Minchao Zhu, Dublin, IE;
Avinash Gunda, Dublin, IE;
Jason P Joye, Macomb, MI (US);
David R Kracko, Dewitt, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring chain health of a chain having multiple links in a closed loop, as the chain cycles. The system includes: a camera statically positioned with respect to the chain, the camera configured to generate a frame to include a link from among the multiple links; and a controller module operationally coupled to the camera and programmed to repeat the steps of: receiving the frame; converting the frame to a black and white frame with a high-contrast; identifying a link type of the link in the black and white frame based on referencing a plurality of predefined skyline templates; and, storing the link with the link type and a respective temporal marker in a cache, storing a sequence. The system continues until discovering that the chain has cycled back to the starting link, identifies a type of chain for the chain, and fingerprints the chain.