Abstract: Automated jackstand systems and methods deploy a jackstand to support a front end of a trailer parked at an automated loading dock. The jackstand prevents collapse of the trailer's landing gear and prevents upending of the trailer during loading and unloading. Advantageously, by deploying the jackstand automatically, presence of personnel in the yard where tractors and trailers are moving is not required.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for sorting veneer sheets. The system comprises: an assembly section; a reject section; a feeding section arranged between the assembly section and the reject section; at least one detection device configured to scan a top surface of a topmost veneer sheet of a stack of veneer sheets to provide a plurality of successive scan lines images; at least two parallel transfer devices; and a control system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for sorting veneer sheets. The system comprises: an assembly section; a reject section; a feeding section arranged between the assembly section and the reject section; at least one detection device configured to scan a top surface of a topmost veneer sheet of a stack of veneer sheets to provide a plurality of successive scan lines images; at least two parallel transfer devices; and a control system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a course of motion between an artifact (10) and device (28) for interacting with the artifact (10) that are moveable relative to each other in at least one linear (X, Y, Z) and one rotational (A1, A2) degree of freedom, the method comprising: receiving geometric data representing the artifact (10); receiving geometric data representing the device; and determining, from the geometric data, how the device (28) and artifact (10) can be oriented relative to each other along an interaction path so as to comply with one or more optimization criteria.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a course of motion between an artifact (10) and device (28) for interacting with the artifact (10) that are moveable relative to each other in at least one linear (X, Y, Z) and one rotational (A1, A2) degree of freedom, the method comprising: receiving geometric data representing the artifact (10); receiving geometric data representing the device; and determining, from the geometric data, how the device (28) and artifact (10) can be oriented relative to each other along an interaction path so as to comply with one or more optimization criteria.

Abstract: A communications analysis process, including: accessing communications data representing communications of processing the communications data to determine similarity data representing similarities between concepts expressed by the one or more persons at different times during said communications; and processing the similarity data to determine one or more metrics of said communications.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a course of motion between an artefact (10) and device (28) for interacting with the artefact (10) that arc moveable relative to each other in at least one linear (X, Y, Z) and one rotational (A1, A2) degree of freedom, the method comprising: receiving geometric data representing the artefact (10); receiving geometric data representing the device; and determining, from the geometric data, how the device (28) and artefact (10) can be oriented relative to each other along an interaction path so as to comply with one or more optimisation criteria.