Apparatus and method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle
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1. A method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
- dispensing molten metal from the molten metal vehicle;
capturing at least one thermal image of the molten metal vehicle;
identifying an area of the dispensing molten metal from the thermal image; and
determining the rotational position of the molten metal vehicle based on the identified area.
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes utilizing at least one thermal imager located to the side of the molten metal during the dispensing of the molten metal and capturing at least one thermal image for determining the rotational position of the molten metal vehicle by calculating an area of the molten metal.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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dispensing molten metal from the molten metal vehicle;
capturing at least one thermal image of the molten metal vehicle;
identifying an area of the dispensing molten metal from the thermal image; and
determining the rotational position of the molten metal vehicle based on the identified area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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capturing at least one thermal image of the molten metal vehicle using at least one thermal imager having a lens;
realizing a plurality of pixels from the thermal image;
replacing distorted pixels from the captured image with non-distorted pixels from a look-up table; and
obtaining a thermal image representative of the molten metal vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining past temperature data relating to the molten metal vehicle;
capturing a thermal image of the molten metal vehicle;
obtaining a reference temperature of the molten metal vehicle; and
calculating a normalized hotspot temperature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for sensing a temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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at least one thermal imager; and
a controller communicably coupled to the thermal imager, wherein the controller is adapted to receive thermal image data from the thermal imager, identify an area of dispensing molten metal from the thermal image, and determine the rotational position of the molten metal vehicle based on the identified area. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for sensing a temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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at least one thermal imager having a lens; and
a controller communicably coupled to the thermal imager, the controller being adapted to receive thermal image data from the thermal imager, realize a plurality of pixels from the thermal image, and replace distorted pixels with non-distorted pixels from a look-up table. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A system for sensing the temperature of a molten metal vehicle, comprising:
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at least one thermal imager;
a controller is communicably coupled to the thermal imager and memory, the controller being adapted to receive thermal image data from the thermal imager, a memory storing past molten metal vehicle temperature data, obtain current temperature data from the thermal image, and calculate a normalized hotspot temperature from the current temperature data, and the past temperature data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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