SYSTEM TO DISPLAY REMAINING PAYLOAD WEIGHT FOR A TRUCK

• US 20150002303A1
• Filed: 09/15/2014
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Stanley, Robert W., Buettner, Jeffery E., Rennemann, Alexander T.
• Application Number:
  US14/485,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20150002303A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/666
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 67/04 Loading land vehicles loading or unloading boats to or from land vehicles B60P3/10
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/08 for incorporation in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A system to display remaining payload weight for a truck is provided. The system comprises one or more sensors located on a machine, a computing module operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and a comparing module operably coupled to the computing module. Further, the system includes a monitor coupled to the comparing module and the computing module. The monitor displays a remaining payload weight for the truck, with color. A first background color is used when the remaining payload weight is above a tolerance range. A second background color is used when the remaining payload weight is within the tolerance range. A third background color is used when the remaining payload weight is below the tolerance range.

Claims

1. A system disposed on a machine for displaying remaining payload weight for a truck being loaded by the machine, the system comprising:

one or more sensors located on the machine;

a computing module operably coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to;

determine a current payload weight of the truck;

determine a remaining payload weight for the truck, wherein the remaining payload weight is calculated based on a truck target payload weight and the current payload weight; and

determine a tolerance range for the remaining payload weight of the truck;

a comparing module operably coupled to the computing module and configured to compare the calculated remaining payload weight with the tolerance range and generate a comparison output; and

a monitor coupled to the computing module and the comparing module, the monitor adapted to;

display the remaining payload weight with a first background color when the remaining payload weight is above the tolerance range, based on the comparison output;

display the remaining payload weight with a second background color different from the first background color when the remaining payload weight is within the tolerance range, based on the comparison output; and

display the remaining payload weight with a third background color different from the first background color and the second background color when the remaining payload weight is below the tolerance range, based on the comparison output.