APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND PROCESS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SURFACE OF A PAPERMAKING FABRIC

摘要

Apparatuses, processes, and systems for determining features of a paper-making fabric. The apparatus, processes, and systems utilize a representation of a portion of a surface of the fabric, with the representation showing locations and sizes of knuckles and pockets in the surface of the fabric. An image of the portion of the fabric is generated based on the representation. Using the displayed image, an outline is drawn around at least one of the knuckles, and guidelines are drawn such that the guidelines pass through the center of the outlined knuckle, pass through the other knuckles, and form a shape that surrounds areas of the image that correspond to where the pockets are formed between the knuckles. With the outlined knuckle and guidelines, properties that affect the paper-making functionality of the fabric may be calculated.

主权项

1. A process of determining features of a fabric, the process comprising:
forming a representation of a portion of a surface of the fabric, the representation showing locations and sizes of knuckles and pockets in the surface of the fabric; generating an image of the portion of the surface of the fabric based on the representation; displaying at least a portion of the image on a screen associated with a computer having a processor; drawing an outline around at least one of the knuckles displayed image; and drawing guidelines in the displayed image such that the guidelines (i) pass through the center of the outlined knuckle, (ii) pass through the other knuckles, (iii) form a shape that surrounds areas of the image that correspond to where the pockets are formed between the knuckles, wherein the outline and guidelines are drawn using an image analysis program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.