Measurement of belt wear through edge detection of a raster image
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1. A method of measuring a wear condition of a belt, comprising:
- obtaining a raster image of the belt, the raster image including image data for at least one feature of the belt including at least a portion of a rib not co-located with a belt edge;
analyzing the raster image of the belt;
based on the analysis of the raster image of the belt, determining physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt;
based on the determined physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt, determining a wear condition for the at least the portion of the rib;
preparing a report that includes the results of the analysis of the raster image of the belt and the determined wear condition for the belt; and
transmitting the report to a user device operated by at least one interested party.
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Abstract
Tools for determining belt wear are provided. Specifically, non-contact based systems and processes are described which enable a quick and accurate measurement of belt wear. Based on the measurements of belt wear, a wear condition for the belt can be determined. Information regarding the wear condition can then be used to determine an appropriate remedial measure for responding to the determined wear condition.
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1. A method of measuring a wear condition of a belt, comprising:
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obtaining a raster image of the belt, the raster image including image data for at least one feature of the belt including at least a portion of a rib not co-located with a belt edge; analyzing the raster image of the belt; based on the analysis of the raster image of the belt, determining physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt; based on the determined physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt, determining a wear condition for the at least the portion of the rib; preparing a report that includes the results of the analysis of the raster image of the belt and the determined wear condition for the belt; and transmitting the report to a user device operated by at least one interested party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of measuring a wear condition of a belt, comprising:
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obtaining a raster image of the belt, the raster image including image data for at least one feature of the belt; analyzing the raster image of the belt; based on the analysis of the raster image of the belt, determining physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt; based on the determined physical dimensions of the at least one feature of the belt, determining a wear condition for the belt; preparing a report that includes the results of the analysis of the raster image of the belt and the determined wear condition for the belt; transmitting the report to a user device operated by at least one interested party; and wherein the at least one feature of the belt comprises one or more belt ribs, wherein analyzing the raster image of the belt comprises; converting a first image of the belt to a binary pixel data image of the belt, wherein the conversion of the first image to the black-and-white image is performed by; determining a minimum threshold that corresponds to a minimum pixel value where a determined number of belt ribs equals an expected number of belt ribs; determining a maximum threshold that corresponds to a maximum pixel value where a determining number of belt ribs equals the expected number of belt ribs; and determining an average of the minimum threshold and maximum threshold and using the determined average as a threshold for converting the first image to the binary pixel data image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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