Detecting loading and unloading of material
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1. A method for determining whether an object is positioned on or off a support structure of a mobile structure, the method comprising:
- comparing a current distance value to a prior distance value and a N number of pre-programmed distance measurements, said prior distance value is a distance measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a first time period, said current distance value a distant measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a second time period, said second time period subsequent to said first time period, N being an integer value greater than 1;
setting a value of a direction variable to represent a movement of the mobile structure in a forward or reverse direction based on the comparison of the current distance value to the prior distance value;
setting a plurality of trip point values to represent movement of the mobile structure over the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements based on the comparison of the current distance value with the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements;
determining an on-off condition for the object based on the direction variable and the plurality of trip point values set.
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Abstract
An apparatus and techniques for detecting the loading and unloading of materials on a mobile structure are disclosed. The techniques can be used to detect when material is on a support structure of the mobile structure and to detect when the material is off the support structure of the mobile structure.
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1. A method for determining whether an object is positioned on or off a support structure of a mobile structure, the method comprising:
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comparing a current distance value to a prior distance value and a N number of pre-programmed distance measurements, said prior distance value is a distance measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a first time period, said current distance value a distant measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a second time period, said second time period subsequent to said first time period, N being an integer value greater than 1; setting a value of a direction variable to represent a movement of the mobile structure in a forward or reverse direction based on the comparison of the current distance value to the prior distance value; setting a plurality of trip point values to represent movement of the mobile structure over the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements based on the comparison of the current distance value with the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements; determining an on-off condition for the object based on the direction variable and the plurality of trip point values set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A RFID reader operatively coupled to a mobile structure, the RFID reader configured to determine whether an object associated with an RFID tag is positioned on or off a support structure of the mobile structure, the RFID reader including a processor and memory configured to include memory storing instructions that, in response to a request, cause the processor to:
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compare a current distance value to a prior distance value and a N number of pre-programmed distance measurements, said prior distance value is a distance measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a first time period, said current distance value a distant measurement from the mobile structure to the object at a second time period, said second time period subsequent to said first time period, N being an integer value greater than 1; set a value of a direction variable to represent a movement of the mobile structure in a forward or reverse direction based on the comparison of the current distance value to the prior distance value; set a plurality of trip point values to represent movement of the mobile structure over the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements based on the comparison of the current distance value with the N number of pre-programmed distance measurements; and determine an on-off condition for the object based on the direction variable and the plurality of trip point values set. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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