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Index of efficiency for strength-grading machines for solid wood

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Pages 263-269 | Received 07 Apr 2011, Accepted 30 Jan 2012, Published online: 11 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

The settings of strength-grading machine for structural pieces of wood are checked according to the EN 14081 standard. However, different machines have different performances depending on the accuracy of the estimation of the board’s properties, and there is no easy way to compare the efficiency of these machines especially if the machine does not use the same sampling. In this paper, we introduce an index called index of efficiency for grading machines. This parameter is in the range of 0–100% and allows to compare performances of different machines for a given set of grades. The computation of this index is based on the cost matrix method of the EN 14081 and requires to have the size matrix of a setting to be computed.

Les réglages des machines de classement mécanique des bois de structure sont établis en accord avec la norme EN 14081. Cependant, en fonction de la précision de l’estimation des propriétés mécaniques, les machines auront des performances différentes. Il n’y a toutefois pas de méthode simple pour comparer l’efficience de ces différentes machines surtout si elles ne sont pas étalonnées avec le même échantillonnage. Dans cet article, nous introduisons un indice que nous appelons indice d’efficience pour machines de classement. Cet indice variant de 0 à 100% permet de comparer les performances de différentes machines pour une combinaison de classes donnée. Le calcul de cet indice est basé sur la méthode de la matrice coûts de l’EN 14081 et nécessite la connaissance de la matrice de contingence de chaque machine.

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