Area coverage sensor calibration and algorithm for seam detectio

Details Area coverage sensor calibration and algorithm for seam detectio Area coverage sensor calibration and algorithm for seam detectio

1999-03-22

1999-10-05

Royer, William

Electrophotography

Image formation

Photoconductive member

G03G 1500

Patent

active

059637617

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for eliminating random noise and calibrating a seam detection sensor in an electrophotographic printing machine. When the detected centerline remains within the tolerance window the algorithm proceeds as normal. In most cases, however, the center line is shifted outside the tolerance window., either from 2 to -X or +X to N-1. When the centerline falls within either of these two ranges, the algorithm recognizes this fact and assumes that a random noise condition has occurred. It then proceeds to take the previous centerline (C) and add the current photoreceptor belt length to it. This, theoretically, should be exactly where the centerline should have been in the absence of noise. If this condition continues for three successive belt revolutions and the machine completes the job it was running, the algorithm will force the machine to search for the seam at the next cycle up. If the centerline is calculated to be at position 1 or N, the algorithm assumes some drastic change has occurred and an immediate fault is declared. To calibrate the sensor, the calibration algorithm increases the duration of each calibration pulse to 80 ms, and two reads per pulse are instituted. The algorithm then chooses the greater of the two reads on each individual step, thus eliminating any read of the seam which might adversely affect the calibration scheme.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5864730 (1999-01-01), Budnik et al.

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