Apparatus and method responsive to the on-board measuring of haulage parameters of a vehicle
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for monitoring a load of material carried by a vehicle, the system comprising a weighing device for sensing the weight of the load of material carried by the vehicle and generating a weight signal indicative thereof;
- an inclinometer for sensing an inclination of the vehicle with respect to a ground reference and generating a signal indicative thereof; and
a processor for receiving the signals from the inclinometer and the weighing device and providing an output of time-stamped weight data for recording to a memory containing historical values of the data.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an apparatus and method for monitoring a load of material carried by a vehicle wherein weight data is associated with data from either an inclinometer or a sensor that senses the status of the vehicle'"'"'s drive train. The resulting data is time stamped and recorded to a database containing historical values of the weight of the load. The recording of the time-stamped data to the memory may be selective and responsive to one or more events such as the lapse of a predetermined time period, a change in the weight of the load or a change in the status of the drive train of the vehicle. The apparatus and method of the invention may also include downloading the time-stamped weight data from the memory to a remote site.
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1. A system for monitoring a load of material carried by a vehicle, the system comprising a weighing device for sensing the weight of the load of material carried by the vehicle and generating a weight signal indicative thereof;
- an inclinometer for sensing an inclination of the vehicle with respect to a ground reference and generating a signal indicative thereof; and
a processor for receiving the signals from the inclinometer and the weighing device and providing an output of time-stamped weight data for recording to a memory containing historical values of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- an inclinometer for sensing an inclination of the vehicle with respect to a ground reference and generating a signal indicative thereof; and
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11. A method for monitoring a load of material carried by a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of weighing a load of material carried by the vehicle;
- generating a weight signal indicative of the weight;
sensing an inclination of the vehicle with respect to a ground reference;
generating a signal indicative of the inclination of the vehicle;
generating weight data;
time stamping the weight data and recording the time-stamped weight data to a database containing historical values of the weight of the load. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- generating a weight signal indicative of the weight;
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20. A system for monitoring a load of material carried by a vehicle, the system comprising a weighing device for sensing the weight of the load of material carried by the vehicle and generating a weight signal indicative thereof;
- a sensor for sensing a status of a drive train of the vehicle; and
a processor for receiving the signals from the sensor and the weighing device and providing an output of time-stamped weight data for recording to a memory containing historical values of the data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
- a sensor for sensing a status of a drive train of the vehicle; and
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