Apparatus and method responsive to the on-board measuring of haulage parameters of a vehicle
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1. A method for recording discrete events of a haulage vehicle, the method including the steps of:
- sensing two or more conditions of the vehicle having values that vary dynamically as the vehicle is in use, where one of the conditions is a weight of a load carried by the vehicle, comparing the values of at least one of the conditions to a reference value, applying one or more criteria to determine whether the comparison identifies a haulage event that is to be recorded, and, recording to a memory values of the conditions when the determination is that a haulage event has occurred.
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing data derived from the weight of a load carried by a haulage vehicle including a sensor processing unit for receiving data from pressure transducers and, in response thereto, detecting a change in the weight of the load and formulating data indicative of hauling conditions of the vehicle. Pressure data and indications of changes in the data are used by the sensor processing unit to establish a historical data base from which various hauling parameters may be monitored either by the sensor processing unit itself or by a remotely located central station linked to the on-board processing unit. Preferably, additional sensors are added to the vehicle to provide additional data that, when taken with the weight data, provides a historical data base which more completely reflects vehicle operating conditions. The accumulated data of the historical data base are used to formulate management decisions directed to the future operation of the vehicle and with this operation then intended to achieve a predetermined management goal.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for recording discrete events of a haulage vehicle, the method including the steps of:
- sensing two or more conditions of the vehicle having values that vary dynamically as the vehicle is in use, where one of the conditions is a weight of a load carried by the vehicle, comparing the values of at least one of the conditions to a reference value, applying one or more criteria to determine whether the comparison identifies a haulage event that is to be recorded, and, recording to a memory values of the conditions when the determination is that a haulage event has occurred.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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