US 12,186,798 B2
Sensing events in a metal casting system
John Robert Buster McCallum, Spokane, WA (US); Phillip Wilson, Coeur d'ALene, ID (US); Larry Hudson, Pulaski, NY (US); Richard Shockley, Lake Liberty, WA (US); Todd F. Bischoff, Spokane Valley, WA (US); and Adwait Thakur, Spokane Valley, WA (US)
Assigned to NOVELIS INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Novelis Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/596,071.
Application 18/596,071 is a continuation of application No. 18/005,885, granted, now 11,951,534, previously published as PCT/US2021/042955, filed on Jul. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,943, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,947, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0207924 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. B22D 11/16 (2006.01); B22D 11/049 (2006.01)
CPC B22D 11/16 (2013.01) [B22D 11/049 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor, is configured to cause the processor to:
receive sensor data from a sensor;
compare the sensor data with a set of acoustic profiles;
determine, based on the comparison, whether a particular type of event has occurred;
determine an adjustment to a casting system or a casting operation based on whether the particular type of event has occurred; and
generate a control response for causing the adjustment to the casting system or the casting operation.
 
9. A system for detecting events during a casting operation, the system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one sensor configured to sense acoustic signals from a casting operation, wherein the at least one sensor captures sensor data associated with the casting operation, wherein the at least one sensor is operably connected to the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
compare the sensor data with a set of acoustic profiles;
determine, based on the comparison, whether a particular type of event has occurred;
determine an adjustment to a casting apparatus or to the casting operation based on whether the particular type of event has occurred; and
generate a control response for implementing the adjustment.