System for controlling the unwinding process of rubber strips onto an interlayer at the output of a product reel
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023013360
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-11-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing systems for unwinding rubber strips from a reel onto an interlayer struggle with efficiently detecting the arrival of the rubber strip, leading to unnecessary delays and reduced productivity in tire manufacturing.
A system utilizing camera technology with artificial intelligence to detect the presence or absence of a rubber strip on an interlayer at the exit of a reel, allowing for automated stopping of the unwinding process and improving operational efficiency.
The system enables timely and automated detection of the rubber strip, reducing operator intervention and improving the unwinding process efficiency by preventing unnecessary delays and maintaining optimal reel rotation speeds.
Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: System for controlling the processes of unwinding rubber strips onto an interlayer at the outlet of a reel of product Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the storage of a strip of rubber around a reel of product which is adapted to be wound and unwound continuously. More particularly, the invention relates to a system which controls processes of unwinding strips of rubber onto an interlayer at the outlet of a reel, the system being part of an installation for the manufacture of tires. Context
[0002] In the field of tire manufacturing, strips of rubber are intended to be stored by winding around a reel of product mounted to rotate. Such a reel is used to locally deposit one or more semi-finished products such as strips of rubber on a tire being assembled.
[0003] A rubber strip that is subjected to the winding and unwinding processes performed by a product reel comprises a conventional rubber composition for the manufacture of tires (for example, an elastomeric composition including natural rubber, a synthetic elastomer and combinations and equivalents thereof). A rubber of such a strip is generally unvulcanized and therefore has a high adhesion. Consequently, when the strip is wrapped around itself in a product reel, it is difficult to unwind it without damaging it. Since unvulcanized rubber is a relatively adhesive material, it is recommended to lay the rubber strip on a low-adhesive interlayer strip (or "interlayer") to facilitate its subsequent unwinding from the product reel. As the rubber strip is unwound from the product reel, the interlayer strip is also unwound.
[0004] There are already different solutions incorporating these elements (for example, see the installations disclosed by patent US4,447,014 and by publications EP1236669 and WO2010 / 015782). There are also solutions which incorporate a winding and unwinding device in a rubber strip laying installation for the treatment of a variety of products intended for use in the manufacture of tires (see, for example, applications FR1911758 and FR1911755 of the Applicant).
[0005] It is also known to use one or more sensors (for example, one or more cameras and or other equivalent optical sensors) to detect that a reel containing an elongated material is almost empty, to enable the unwinding process to be stopped and the empty reel to be replaced with a new, filled reel. Notably, in the field of machine vision-based product detection, there are product detection methods for automatically detecting product defects using machine vision and pattern matching (for example, see Chinese patent CN105817430 which discloses a method of locating the coordinates of defective products, controlling a mechanical arm to pick up unqualified products and placing the unqualified products in a disqualification area using a data acquisition card, and routing the products passing through the detection to the next workstation using a production line).However, in known detection methods, the sensor is generally triggered in a late phase, when the end of the first elongated material actually leaves the reel. Consequently, for the same reel entering the machine, the length of the interlayer is identical but the length of the product may vary. Thus, if there is little product left in the reel, it is necessary to wait for the first lengths of interlayer on which there is no product to unwind before seeing the product arrive and then for the unwinding to stop. In addition, the unwinding speed of the reel must be kept below a low critical speed, in order to allow the workstation to stop the rotation of the reel in good time and to allow an operator to intervene in good conditions to replace the reel.
[0006] Thus, the disclosed invention uses camera technology with artificial intelligence allowing the control of the presence and / or absence of a strip of rubber on an interlayer at the exit of a reel of product. The disclosed system is inserted between the exit of the reel and the moment when the product is separated from its interlayer, thus making it possible to automate the stopping of the unwinding of the reel of product thanks to the detection of the arrival of the product. In addition, the operator is freed from a task consisting only of waiting to see the product arrive to stop the unwinding of the reel. Summary of the invention
[0007] The invention relates to a system for controlling a process of unwinding rubber strips onto an interlayer at the outlet of a reel of product, characterized in that the system comprises: - a product reel having a substantially cylindrical shape adapted for winding a product formed from a strip of gum and an interleaved strip carrying the strip of gum; - a transfer means which, during the unwinding process, transports the rubber strip exiting the product reel to a downstream supply facility; - a reel of interlayer having a substantially cylindrical shape around which the interlayer is wound at the outlet of the reel of product during the unwinding process, the reel of interlayer being mounted to be movable in rotation relative to the reel of product; - - a detection system for collecting information about the physical environment around the system; and - a communication network which manages the incoming data to the system from the detection system, the communication network comprising at least one communication server making it possible to execute programmed instructions stored in a memory of one or more processors of the system to implement the unwinding process comprising the following steps: - a step of rotating the reel of product in an unwinding direction, during which the product enters a field of view of a camera of the detection system; - a step of moving the product in the field of view of the camera, during which the camera is inserted between an exit of the product from the reel of product and a separation of the strip of rubber from its interlayer; - a product arrival detection step, during which the camera detects the interlayer in the field of view; and - a final step of stopping the product reel where an image taken by the camera includes the rubber strip on its interlayer, which triggers a stop command sent by the system to the product reel.
[0008] In some embodiments of the system of the invention, the system comprises an unwinding area incorporating the transfer means and the interleaf reel where the product reel is disposed at the start of the unwinding process.
[0009] In certain embodiments of the system of the invention, the step of detecting the unwinding process carried out by the system comprises the following steps: - a product image capture step, during which the camera takes images of the product during the unwinding process to train the system; and - a step of generating a model on images obtained during the step of taking images of the product, during which the images taken are labeled according to the presence of the strip of rubber on its interlayer so that the system sends the product reel stop command in response to the presence of the gum strip in the captured image.
[0010] In certain embodiments of the system of the invention, the product reel is mounted to be movable in rotation relative to the transfer means and relative to the interlayer reel.
[0011] In certain embodiments of the system of the invention, the system further comprises one or more tensioning devices which ensure the maintenance of tension of the interlayer during the duration of the unwinding process.
[0012] In some embodiments of the system of the invention, the system further comprises a motor that rotates the product spool during the unwinding process.
[0013] In certain embodiments of the system of the invention, the camera is chosen from two-dimensional and / or three-dimensional detection systems, 3D depth detection systems, and artificial vision systems.
[0014] In certain embodiments of the system of the invention, during the detection step of the unwinding process carried out by the system, the camera triggers when an identified segment of the product interlayer enters the field of vision of the camera.
[0015] In some embodiments of the system of the invention, the incoming data to the system includes general information regarding the identified product.
[0016] The invention further relates to an installation for manufacturing tires comprising the disclosed system.
[0017] Other aspects of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description. Brief description of the drawings
[0018] The nature and various advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon reading the following detailed description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout, and in which: [Fig.l] [Fig.l] represents a schematic view of an embodiment of a system of the invention which controls processes of the rubber strips on an interlayer at the exit of a product reel. [Fig.2] [Fig.2] represents a view of an interlayer without a rubber strip being unrolled during an unwinding process carried out by the system of [Fig.l]. [Fig.3] [Fig.3] represents a view of an interlayer with a rubber strip being unrolled during an unwinding process carried out by the system of [Fig.l]. Detailed description
[0019] Referring to the figures, in which the same numbers identify identical elements, [Fig.l] represents a schematic view of an embodiment of a control system (or "system") 100 of the invention which controls processes of unwinding the rubber strips on an interlayer strip at the outlet of a reel of product. The system 100 is part of an installation for the manufacture of tires.
[0020] The system 100 comprises at least one product reel 102 having a substantially cylindrical shape adapted to wind a rubber strip (or a "strip") 104 and an interlayer strip (or an "interlayer") 106 carrying the rubber strip (the rubber strip 104 and the interlayer 106 together forming a "product"). The system 100 also comprises a transfer means 108 (for example, a conveyor or an equivalent known transfer means) which, during an unwinding process, transports the rubber strip 104 out of the product reel 102 to a supply facility (not shown). The system 100 further comprises an interlayer reel 110 which receives the interlayer 106 out of the product reel 102 during an unwinding process. The interlayer reel 110, having a substantially cylindrical shape around which the interlayer 106 is wound, is mounted to be able to rotate relative to the product reel 102.The system 100 may include one or more tensioning devices 112 that maintain tension in the interlayer 106 for the duration of an unwinding process.
[0021] The product reel 102 is mounted to be rotatably mounted relative to the transfer means 108 and relative to the interlayer reel 110. For example, the reel could be mounted to be rotatably mounted relative to a reel shaft of a known equivalent frame or support (not shown). The product reel 102 could also be mounted to be translationally mounted relative to the transfer means 108 and to the interlayer reel 110, thus allowing its positioning according to the properties of the rubber strip 104 and / or the interlayer 106. The product reel 102 could also be attached to a pivoting arm (not shown) which moves in response to a cylinder (which may be actuated by hydraulic, pneumatic or equivalent means) or by one or more equivalent actuators.The pivoting range of the pivot arm can maintain the position of the product reel 102 relative to the transfer means 108 and the interlayer reel 110 during the unwinding processes performed by the system 100.
[0022] A motor (not shown) rotates the product reel 102 in two directions (the winding direction and the unwinding direction of the product) during the winding and unwinding processes performed by the product reel. As shown in [Fig.l], the unwinding direction of the product reel 102 is indicated by the arrow A.
[0023] Referring again to [Fig.l], the system 100 comprises a detection system to collect information about the physical environment around the system. The detection system includes one or more sensors configured to perform image detection. Each sensor could include one or more cameras 120 as shown in [Fig.l] (it is understood that the terms "sensor" and "camera" are used interchangeably). In embodiments of the system 100, these sensors could be part of an overall detection system that employs these sensors together with one or more sensors positioned in the physical environment in which the system 100 operates. In embodiments of the system 100, two or more cameras may be oriented so as to obtain a predetermined overlap between the fields of view of the cameras.
[0024] Those skilled in the art will recognize that numerous image processing techniques may be used to select and determine the parameters of the interlayers and gum strips. Several commercially available image processing systems may be used. For example, the camera 120 may be selected from two-dimensional (2D) and / or three-dimensional (3D) sensing systems, 3D depth sensing systems, and / or other types of sensing the physical environment around the product reel 102.
[0025] It is understood that one or more cameras may include one or more programming modes, including by learning, for feeding, modifying, and training at least one neural network. Although embodiments are described herein with respect to the use of one or more neural networks (e.g., convolutional neural networks or CNNs) as a machine learning model, other types of machine learning models may be used. The one or more neural networks may be trained with ground truth data that is generated using sensor data representative of the movement of the product spool 102, including the positioning of the product spool 102 relative to the transfer means 108 and / or the interposer spool 110.These types of cameras could be chosen from commercially available devices (chosen, for example, from artificial vision systems sold by the Keyence company and their equivalents).
[0026] In embodiments of the system 100 of the type shown in [Fig.l], the sensor(s) of the detection system could be attached to a ceiling, a wall, a floor, or any support that allows for an unwinding process to be carried out. It is understood that one or more sensors could be attached to a roving robot. By "roving," it is understood that the robot can be set in motion either by integrated motion means (e.g., one or more integrated motors) or by non-integrated motion means (e.g., one or more mobile means including autonomous mobile means). It is understood that such a robot can be a classic industrial robot or a collaborative robot or even a delta or cable robot.
[0027] In embodiments of the system 100, the detection system of the system 100 may also include a motion capture device selected from infrared sensors, ultrasonic sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, and / or equivalent devices. In these embodiments, the system 100 learns the movements that perform the imaging of the products without operator intervention during the unwinding processes.
[0028] Referring again to [Fig. 1] and further to Figures 2 and 3, the camera 120 triggers when an identified segment of the product interlayer 106 enters the camera's field of view 120a (see arrow B of [Fig. 2] which indicates the unwinding direction of the product). In cases where a portion of the interlayer 106 is not visible in the image obtained by the detection system of the system 100, a snap point may be placed at a known position relative to the camera 120 (e.g., at a known horizontal distance and a known vertical distance from the camera position). As shown in [Fig. 2], the detection system of the system 100 detects the absence of a strip of gum in its field of view 120a.
[0029] Referring again to Figures 1-3, the detection system of the system 100 detects the presence of a strip of gum 104 (e.g., in the field of view 102a of the camera 120) on the interlayer 106, which triggers it to capture the image of a positioning of the strip of gum 104 relative to the interlayer 106 being unwound (see arrow B of [Fig. 3]). In all embodiments of the system 100, the system "searches" in the image obtained by the detection system for the presence of a strip of gum 104 "seen" by the camera 120. If no strip of gum is detected (as shown in [Fig. 2]), the detection system continues to obtain images until the search for the product is exhausted.
[0030] To properly manage the stopping of the product reel 102 during an unwinding process, which ensures the clear capture of images of the product, it is necessary to identify the product being unwinded and to detect the positioning of a relevant strip of gum. Thus, the detection data refers to a plurality of records representative of the positions of the strips of gum relative to the identified interlayers (or relative to a portion of the identified interlayers) tracked over time. For example, the detection data may include one or more of records of the positions of a reference point on a portion of the interlayer 106 over time or at defined time intervals; sensor data taken over time; a video stream that has been processed using a computer vision technique; and / or data indicating the operating status of the product reel 102. product 102 over time. In some cases, the detection data may include data representative of one or more continuous rotary movements of the product reel 102 before it stops to take one or more images of the products being unwound. The detection system is therefore configured to generate the movement data of the product reel 102. In these embodiments, the system 100 learns the movements that achieve the taking of images of the products (either the interlayers without gum strip as shown in [Fig. 2] or the interlayers with gum strip as shown in [Fig. 3]) without intervention of an operator during the unwound processes.
[0031] To implement an unwinding process, the system 100 includes a communication network (or "network") that manages incoming data to the system from various sources (e.g., from at least one product reel 102 and / or at least one camera 120). The communication network incorporates one or more communication servers (or "servers") each comprising one or more processors operatively connected to a memory. The memory is configured to store an application for analyzing data representative of the imaged products and the positions of the gum strips captured therein. The one or more processors include an analysis application execution module that performs the processing of the images, the one or more processors of which are capable of executing programmed instructions stored in the memory to perform the steps of an unwinding process (as described below).
[0032] The incoming data to the system 100 may include general information regarding the identified product. The general information includes stored data regarding the properties of the rubber strip 104 positioned on the interlayer 106 (including, without limitation, its composition, its production origin, its production date, the tires incorporating the rubber strip 104, etc.).
[0033] The term "processor" (or, alternatively, the term "programmable logic circuit") means one or more devices capable of processing and analyzing data and comprising one or more software programs for their processing (e.g., one or more integrated circuits known to those skilled in the art as being included in a computer, one or more controllers, one or more microcontrollers, one or more microcomputers, one or more programmable logic controllers (or "PLCs"), one or more application-specific integrated circuits, one or more neural networks, and / or one or more other known equivalent programmable circuits).The processor comprises one or more software programs for processing the data captured by the detection system (including the camera 120) of the system 100 (and the corresponding data obtained) as well as one or more software programs for identifying and locating variances and identifying their sources to correct them.
[0034] In the system 100, the memory may include both volatile and non-volatile memory devices. The non-volatile memory may include solid-state memories, such as NAND flash memory, keep-alive memory (KAM) for saving various operating variables while the processor is powered off, magnetic and optical storage media, or any other suitable data storage device that retains data when the system 100 is powered off or loses power. The volatile memory may include static and dynamic RAM that stores program instructions and data, including a learning application.
[0035] In embodiments of the system of the invention, the processor may configure the system 100 on one or more parameters of a product calculated by an image processing module incorporated in the memory of the processor. The image processing module analyzes the images of the identified product and, more specifically, the images of the gum strips seen by the detection system of the system 100.
[0036] Referring again to Figures 1 to 3, a detailed description is given as an example of an unwinding process performed by the system 100 incorporating the product reel. Such an unwinding process is performed during a tire manufacturing cycle performed by a facility of which the system 100 is a part. It is understood that the unwinding process can be easily adapted for all embodiments of a tire manufacturing facility incorporating the system 100.
[0037] As used herein, the term “process” may include one or more steps performed by at least one computer system having one or more processors to execute instructions that perform the steps. Unless otherwise indicated, any sequence of steps is exemplary and does not limit the described processes to any particular sequence.
[0038] In the following description, embodiments of the unwinding process are described which differ in the accuracy of the information obtained by the detection system (e.g., the camera 120).
[0039] At the start of an unwinding process, the product reel 102 is disposed in an unwinding zone incorporating the transfer means 108 and the interlayer reel 110. At this stage, the product reel 102 is full (i.e., the product incorporating the rubber strip 106 and the interlayer 110 is already wound onto the product reel).
[0040] The unwinding process comprises a step of rotating the product reel 102 in an unwinding direction (see arrow A of [Fig.l]). During this step, the product enters the field of view 120a of the camera 120 (see Figures 1 and 2).
[0041] The unwinding process further comprises a step of moving the product in the field of view 120a of the camera 120 (see arrow B in Figures 2 and 3). During this step, the camera 120, which is inserted between the exit of the product from the product reel 120 and the separation of the rubber strip 104 from its interlayer 106, detects the arrival of the product regardless of whether the rubber strip 104 is absent (see [Fig.2]) or present (see [Fig.3]) on its interlayer 106.
[0042] The unwinding process further comprises a step of detecting the arrival of the product, during which the camera 120 detects the presence of the interlayer in the field of view 120a of the camera. During this step, where the camera 120 detects the absence of the rubber strip 104 on the interlayer 106, the product reel 102 continues to wind, allowing the corresponding winding of the interlayer 106 onto the interlayer reel 110 (see arrow C of [Fig.l]). During this step, where the camera 120 detects the presence of the rubber strip 104 on the interlayer 106, the system sends a command to stop the product reel 102.
[0043] During the detection step of the unwinding process, the camera 120 takes images of the product during the unwinding process to train the system 100. Thus, a model is generated and then used on new images. For example, a taken image could be labeled "NOK" if there is an interlayer without product in the image, which does not trigger any command to the product reel 102. For example, a taken image could be labeled "OK" if there is a strip of rubber on the interlayer in the image, which triggers a stop command sent by the system 100 to the product reel 102. The use of training on new images during current operation makes it possible to check the presence and / or absence of the strip of rubber 104 (and therefore automatically control the stopping of the product reel 102).In this way, learning is not frozen in time, thus allowing the system 100 adaptability to rubber bands (including their rubber compositions) and to interlayers.
[0044] The processor may also refer to a reference (e.g., a table of parameters of known interlayers and / or rubber strips) to make a final determination of a parameter or parameters for predicting stopping of the product reel 102 during an unwinding process. For example, after the image processing module calculates one or more parameters of the identified product, the processor may compare the calculated parameters with the known parameters stored in the reference. The processor may retrieve the known product parameters that most closely match the calculated parameters to configure the product reel 102 (and thus place it in a precise position to perform unwinding of the product).
[0045] In one embodiment of an unwinding process performed by the system 100, The unwinding process further comprises an optional step of positioning the camera 120 at a predetermined reference distance from the surface of the identified product. During this step, the camera 120 is centered relative to the scrolling surface of the product (being a right / left positioning). For this, the camera 120 is positioned in a position that allows the camera to see all possible interlayer dimensions (including lengths and widths). A scan is then performed by the camera 120, then it is analyzed to check whether the camera 120 is correctly positioned. Once the scan is performed, a learning phase is performed to set the parameters to a neural network. This learning phase is performed once to set the parameters of the neural network, after which the neural network can be used on new images.
[0046] The unwinding process comprises a final step of stopping the product reel 120. During this step, the product reel 120 stops automatically in response to the command received during the previous step, thus ensuring control of the product during unwinding. The rubber strip 104 is then separated from the interlayer 106 to be used in the manufacture of tires downstream.
[0047] The system 100 (and / or a facility incorporating this system) may include preprogramming of management information. For example, a process setting may be associated with the parameters of the typical physical environments in which the system 100 operates. In embodiments of the invention, the system 100 (and / or a facility incorporating this system) may receive voice commands or other audio data representing, for example, a start or stop of unwinding and / or a loading / unloading of the product reel 102. A request may be made that includes a request for the current status of an ongoing unwinding process. A generated response may be represented audibly, visually, tactilely (e.g., using a haptic interface), and / or virtually and / or augmentedly. This response, associated with the corresponding data, may be recorded in at least one neural network.
[0048] For all embodiments of the system 100, a monitoring system could be implemented. At least a portion of the monitoring system may be provided in a portable device such as a mobile network device (e.g., a mobile phone, a laptop computer, one or more network-connected wearable devices (including "augmented reality" and / or "virtual reality" devices), network-connected wearables, and / or any combinations and / or equivalents).
[0049] In one embodiment, the system 100 may be trained to recognize representative values of the interlayers and rubber strips forming part of the products wound on a known product reel 102. The system 100 may be trained to recognize representative values of several product reels. (e.g., values of the inner diameter and outer diameter) and to make a comparison with target values (e.g., to carry out an unwinding command with respect to an identified product reel). Each step of the training carried out may include a classification generated by self-learning means. This classification may include, without limitation, the parameters of the interlayers and / or the rubber strips chosen, the durations of the unwinding processes and the expected values at the end of a process in progress (e.g., the expected length of the rubber strip 104 before stopping the product reel 102).
[0050] The terms "at least one" and "one or more" are used interchangeably. Ranges that are presented as being "between a and b" encompass the values "a" and "b".
[0051] Although particular embodiments of the disclosed apparatus have been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various changes, additions, and modifications may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, no limitations should be imposed on the scope of the disclosed invention except those set forth in the appended claims.
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Claims
1. A system (100) for controlling a process of unwinding rubber strips onto an interlayer at the outlet of a reel of product, characterized in that the system (100) comprises: - a product reel (102) having a substantially cylindrical shape adapted to wind a product formed from a rubber strip (104) and an interposed strip (106) carrying the rubber strip (104); - a transfer means (108) which, during the unwinding process, transports the rubber strip (104) out of the product reel (102) to a downstream supply facility; - an interlayer reel (110) having a substantially cylindrical shape around which the interlayer (106) is wound at the outlet of the product reel (102) during the unwinding process, the interlayer reel (110) being mounted to be movable in rotation relative to the product reel (102); - - a detection system for collecting information on the physical environment around the system (100); and - a communication network which manages the incoming data to the system (100) from the detection system, the communication network comprising at least one communication server making it possible to execute programmed instructions stored in a memory of one or more processors of the system to implement the unwinding process comprising the following steps: - a step of rotating the product reel (102) in an unwinding direction, during which the product enters a field of view (120a) of a camera (120) of the detection system; - a step of setting the product in motion in the field of view (120a) of the camera (120), during which the camera (120) is interposed between an exit of the product from the reel of product (120) and a separation of the strip of gum (104) from its interlayer (106); - a step of detecting the arrival of the product, during which the camera (120) detects the interlayer (106) in the field of view (120a); and - a final step of stopping the product reel (120) where an image taken by the camera (120) includes the rubber strip (104) on its interlayer (106), which triggers a stop command sent by the system (100) to the product reel (102).
2. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the system (100) comprises an unwinding area incorporating the transfer means (108) and the interleaf reel (110) where the product reel (102) is disposed at the start of the unwinding process.
3. The system (100) of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the step of detecting the unwinding process comprises the following steps: - a step of taking images of the product, during which the camera (120) takes images of the product during the unwinding process to train the system (100); and - a step of generating a model on images obtained during the step of taking images of the product, during which the images taken are labeled according to the presence of the strip of gum on its interlayer so that the system (100) sends the command to stop the reel of product (102) in response to the presence of the strip of gum in the image taken.
4. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product reel (102) is mounted to be rotatably mounted relative to the transfer means (108) and relative to the interlayer reel (110).
5. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising one or more tensioning devices (112) which ensure the maintenance of tension of the interlayer (106) during the duration of the unwinding process.
6. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a motor that rotates the product spool (102) during the unwinding process.
7. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the camera (120) is selected from two-dimensional (2D) and / or three-dimensional (3D) detection systems, 3D depth detection systems, and artificial vision systems.
8. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, during the step of detecting the unwinding process, the camera 120 triggers when an identified segment of the product interlayer (106) enters the field of view (120a) of the camera.
9. The system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the incoming data to the system (100) comprises general information regarding the identified product.
10. A plant for manufacturing tires comprising the system (100) of any one of claims 1 to 9.