Cargo restraint with RF beacon
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1. A method comprising:
- placing a plurality of cargo units into a shipping container; and
placing a plurality cargo restraint panels in the shipping container,wherein, after placement of the cargo units and the cargo restraint panels in the shipping container, the cargo units and the cargo restraint panels are arranged, in a front to rear direction of the shipping container, in alternating groups of one or more cargo units separated by one or more cargo restraint panels, with each of the cargo restraint panels being placed between, and separating, two of the cargo units,wherein each of the cargo restraint panels comprises a foam component having at least one polymer foam sheet,wherein each of the cargo restraint panels comprises an attached radio frequency (RF) beacon, andwherein each of the attached RF beacons comprises a sensor configured to measure acceleration, a processor, an RF transmitter, and memory storing machine executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps that compriserepeatedly transmitting, using the RF transmitter, one or more identification codes without an indication of acceleration outside of a threshold range,monitoring values for acceleration measured by the sensor,determining, based on the monitored values, acceleration outside of the threshold range, andtransmitting, in response to the determining, using the RF transmitter, and with the one or more identification codes, data indicative of the acceleration outside of the threshold range.
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Abstract
A cargo restraint component such as a cargo restraint panel or a component of a load restraint strip system (e.g., a connecting strip or a load restraint strip) may comprise an attached RF beacon. That beacon can be configured to transmit identifying data. An RF beacon attached to a cargo restraint panel or to a component of a load restraint strip system may include one or more sensors that can measure one or more environmental parameters.
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1. A method comprising:
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placing a plurality of cargo units into a shipping container; and placing a plurality cargo restraint panels in the shipping container, wherein, after placement of the cargo units and the cargo restraint panels in the shipping container, the cargo units and the cargo restraint panels are arranged, in a front to rear direction of the shipping container, in alternating groups of one or more cargo units separated by one or more cargo restraint panels, with each of the cargo restraint panels being placed between, and separating, two of the cargo units, wherein each of the cargo restraint panels comprises a foam component having at least one polymer foam sheet, wherein each of the cargo restraint panels comprises an attached radio frequency (RF) beacon, and wherein each of the attached RF beacons comprises a sensor configured to measure acceleration, a processor, an RF transmitter, and memory storing machine executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps that comprise repeatedly transmitting, using the RF transmitter, one or more identification codes without an indication of acceleration outside of a threshold range, monitoring values for acceleration measured by the sensor, determining, based on the monitored values, acceleration outside of the threshold range, and transmitting, in response to the determining, using the RF transmitter, and with the one or more identification codes, data indicative of the acceleration outside of the threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cargo restraint panel comprising:
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a foam component having at least one polymer foam sheet; a facing material bonded to and substantially covering a front face of the foam component and a rear face of the foam component; and an attached radio frequency (RF) beacon, wherein the attached RF beacon comprises a processor, an RF transmitter, a sensor configured to measure acceleration, and memory storing machine executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps that comprise repeatedly transmitting, using the RF transmitter, one or more identification codes without an indication of acceleration outside of a threshold range, monitoring values for acceleration measured by the sensor, determining, based on the monitored values, acceleration outside of the threshold range, and transmitting, in response to the determining, using the RF transmitter, and with the one or more identification codes, data indicative of the acceleration outside of the threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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