Concrete placement vehicle control system and method
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1. A concrete placement vehicle, comprising:
- a concrete mixing and placement system;
at least one vehicle sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete placement vehicle;
at least one concrete system sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the system for mixing and placing concrete; and
a control system configured to control the operation of the concrete placement vehicle and the concrete mixing and placement system based on inputs received from the at least one vehicle sensor and the at least one concrete system sensor.
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Abstract
A concrete placement vehicle. The concrete placement vehicle includes a concrete mixing and placement system, at least one vehicle sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete placement vehicle and at least one concrete system sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the system for mixing and placing concrete. The vehicle further includes a control system configured to control the operation of the concrete placement vehicle and the concrete mixing and placement system based on inputs received from the at least one vehicle sensor and the at least one concrete system sensor.
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1. A concrete placement vehicle, comprising:
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a concrete mixing and placement system;
at least one vehicle sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete placement vehicle;
at least one concrete system sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the system for mixing and placing concrete; and
a control system configured to control the operation of the concrete placement vehicle and the concrete mixing and placement system based on inputs received from the at least one vehicle sensor and the at least one concrete system sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A concrete placement system, comprising
a plurality of components for mixing and placing concrete including at least a first component and a second component, each component including an operational state; - and
a control system configured to determine the operational state of a first component and to control the first component based on an operational state of the second component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A concrete placement vehicle comprising:
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(A) a concrete mixing and placement system comprising (1) a mixing motor mounted to the concrete placement vehicle and configured to rotate a concrete mixing drum;
(2) a concrete delivery chute configured to be controlled by at least one acuator;
(B) a power distribution and control system, the power distribution and control system further including a power source;
(2) a power transmission link;
(3) a plurality of output devices, the plurality of output devices including a plurality of actuators capable of adjusting the position of the concrete delivery chute;
(4) a plurality of input devices, the plurality of input devices including a plurality of position indicators capable of providing position information pertaining to the position of the concrete delivery chute;
(5) a communication network, and (6) a plurality of microprocessor-based interface modules, the plurality of interface modules being coupled to the power source by way of the power transmission link, the plurality of interface modules being interconnected to each other by way of the communication network, and the plurality of interface modules being coupled to the plurality of input devices and to the plurality of output devices by way of respective dedicated communications links, and the plurality of interface modules including an interface module that is coupled to at least some of the plurality of position sensors and at least some of the plurality of actuators;
wherein the plurality of interface modules, the plurality of input devices, and the plurality of output devices are distributed throughout the concrete placement vehicle; and
wherein each respective interface module is locally disposed with respect to the respective input and output devices to which the respective interface module is coupled so as to permit distributed data collection from the plurality of input devices and distributed power distribution to the plurality of output devices. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 37)
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36. A concrete placement vehicle comprising:
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a power distribution and control system, the power distribution and control system further including (A) a power source;
(B) a power transmission link;
(C) a plurality of input devices;
(D) a plurality of output devices;
(E) a communication network;
(F) a plurality of microprocessor-based interface modules, the plurality of interface modules being coupled to the power source by way of the power transmission link, the plurality of interface modules being interconnected to each other by way of the communication network, and the plurality of interface modules being coupled to the plurality of input devices and to the plurality of output devices by way of respective communication links; and
wherein the plurality of interface modules, the plurality of input devices, and the plurality of output devices are distributed throughout the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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38. A method of controlling a concrete placement vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a control signal for a first component of a system for mixing and placing concrete;
determining an operational state of at least one additional component of the system for mixing and placing concrete; and
controlling the first component of the system for mixing and placing concrete based on the control signal and the operational state of at least one additional component.
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