Measurement of belt wear through edge detection of a raster image

摘要

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.

主权项

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.