Sewing machine and methods of using the same
A method for calibrating one or more optical sensors on a sewing machine, including collecting data of one or more features of one or more predefined regions associated with the sewing machine, processing the data through one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more neural networks detect and recognize the one or more features of the one or more predetermined regions from the data, calculating one or more accuracy indicators of the one or more features from the data as compared to one or more trained features from the one or more neural networks, comparing the value of the one or more accuracy indicators to one or more indicator thresholds and adjusting one or more parameters of one or more optical sensors based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds.
1. A method for calibrating one or more optical sensors on a sewing machine, the method comprising:
collecting data of one or more features of one or more predefined regions of at least one of the sewing machine, the environment surrounding the sewing machine, and the sewing material, wherein the data is collected by at least one of the one or more optical sensors;
processing the data through one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more neural networks detect and recognize the one or more features of the one or more predetermined regions from the data;
calculating one or more accuracy indicators of the one or more features from the data as compared to one or more trained features from the one or more neural networks;
comparing a value of the one or more accuracy indicators to one or more indicator thresholds; and
adjusting a parameter of at least one of the one or more optical sensors based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the value of the one or more accuracy indicators is less than the one or more indicator thresholds, the method further comprises collecting additional data of the feature, processing the additional data through the one or more neural networks, calculating an additional accuracy indicator and comparing the value of the additional accuracy indicator to the one or more indicator thresholds.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the value of the one or more accuracy indicators is greater than the one or more indicator thresholds, the method further comprises setting the one or more parameters of the one or more optical sensors to an adjusted state based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds as calibrated parameters for the one or more optical sensors.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is run automatically at one or more of at start-up, during use of the sewing machine, and during any user-determined point in time when the sewing machine is powered on.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the predefined regions are located on a component or accessory, attached or loose, of the sewing machine.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predefined regions are located on one or more of a needle bar, a presser foot, a presser foot ankle, a stitch plate, a needle, a paper or plastic sheet, a fabric.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is visual or image data related to at least one of a geometry, a color, a contrast or a reflection of the one or more predefined regions.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the data is collected from multiple images.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more accuracy indicators includes a probability of confidence as to the accuracy of the one or more features from the data.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending an alert signal or a message requesting that the user ensure that the one or more predetermined regions are in full view of the one or more optical sensors.
11. A sewing machine, comprising:
a sewing head attached to an arm suspended above a sewing bed by a pillar;
a needle bar extending from the sewing head and toward the sewing bed, wherein the needle bar holds a needle;
a presser bar with a presser foot extending away from the sewing head and toward the sewing bed;
one or more optical sensors arranged to collect data from one or more features of one or more predefined regions of the sewing machine; and
one or more processors for processing the data collected by the one or more optical sensors through one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
receive the data from the one or more optical sensors;
process the data through the one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more neural networks detects and recognizes the one or more features of the one or more predetermined regions from the data;
calculate one or more accuracy indicators of the one or more features from the data as compared to a trained feature from the one or more neural networks;
compare the value of the one or more accuracy indicators to one or more indicator thresholds; and
adjust a parameter of at least one of the one or more optical sensors based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds.
12. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein if the value of the one or more accuracy indicators is less than the one or more indicator thresholds, the one or more processors are further configured to collect additional data of the one or more features, process the additional data through the one or more neural networks, calculate an additional accuracy indicator, and compare the value of the additional accuracy indicator to the one or more indicator thresholds.
13. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein if the value of the one or more accuracy indicators is greater than the one or more indicator thresholds, the one or more processors is further configured to set the one or more parameters of the one or more optical sensors to an adjusted state based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds as calibrated parameters for the one or more optical sensors.
14. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein the one or more predefined regions are located on a component or accessory, attached or loose, of the sewing machine.
15. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein the one or more predefined regions are located on at least one of the needle bar, the presser foot, a presser foot ankle, a stitch plate, the needle, a paper or plastic sheet, or a fabric.
16. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein the data is visual or image data related to at least one of a geometry, a color, a contrast, or a reflection of the one or more predefined regions.
17. The sewing machine of claim 16 , wherein the data is collected from multiple images.
18. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein the one or more accuracy indicators includes one or more probabilities of confidence as to the accuracy of the one or more features from the data.
19. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein if the value of the one or more accuracy indicators is less than the one or more indicator thresholds, the one or more processors is further configured to send an alert signal or a message requesting the user to ensure that the one or more predetermined regions is in full view of the one or more optical sensor.
20. The sewing machine of claim 11 , wherein the one or more neural network are associated with the sewing machine and are configured to share the data with one or more additional neural networks associated with one or more different sewing machines or one or more parent neural networks to train the additional neural networks associated with the one or more different sewing machines or the one or more parent neural networks.
21. A sewing machine, comprising:
a sewing head attached to an arm suspended above a sewing bed by a pillar;
a needle bar extending from the sewing head and toward the sewing bed, wherein the needle bar holds a needle;
a presser bar with a presser foot extending away from the sewing head and toward the sewing bed;
one or more data gathering devices associated with the sewing machine and arranged to collect data from one or more features of one or more predefined regions of the sewing machine; and
one or more processors for processing the data collected by the one or more data gathering devices through one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
receive the data from the one or more data gathering devices;
process the data through the one or more neural networks, wherein the one or more neural networks detects and recognizes the one or more features of the one or more predetermined regions from the data;
calculate one or more accuracy indicators of the one or more features from the data as compared to a trained feature from the one or more neural networks;
compare the value of the one or more accuracy indicators to one or more indicator thresholds; and
adjust a parameter of at least one of the one or more data gathering devices based on the comparison between the one or more accuracy indicators and the one or more indicator thresholds.