Object evaluation accounting for motion-related dynamic forces
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1. A system comprising:
- a sensing element including;
a load plate;
a tiltmeter configured to acquire tilt measurement data for the load plate;
a plurality of vertical force sensing devices located below the load plate and spaced in an area defined by the load plate; and
a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate; and
a computer system configured to perform a method of evaluating an object, the method including;
obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices, wherein the load measurement data corresponds to a load applied to the load plate;
processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of the load and a vertical component of the load; and
evaluating the object based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load and the tilt measurement data.
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Abstract
A solution for evaluating an object, which accounts for various motion-related dynamic forces is provided. In an embodiment, the object is a vehicle and the evaluation includes determining a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle as it moves through a sensing element. The sensing element can include a load plate with vertical force sensing devices and horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate. Analysis of measurement data acquired by the force sensing devices can enable calculation of the set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle.
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1. A system comprising:
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a sensing element including; a load plate; a tiltmeter configured to acquire tilt measurement data for the load plate; a plurality of vertical force sensing devices located below the load plate and spaced in an area defined by the load plate; and a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate; and a computer system configured to perform a method of evaluating an object, the method including; obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices, wherein the load measurement data corresponds to a load applied to the load plate; processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of the load and a vertical component of the load; and evaluating the object based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load and the tilt measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 20)
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2. A system comprising:
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a sensing element including; a load plate; a plurality of vertical force sensing devices located below the load plate and spaced in an area defined by the load plate; and a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate; a second sensing element located adjacent to the sensing element such that each wheel on an axle of a vehicle traverses over one of the sensing elements; and a computer system configured to perform a method of evaluating the vehicle, the method including; obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices, wherein the load measurement data corresponds to a load applied to the load plate while the vehicle moves over the sensing elements; processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of the load and a vertical component of the load; and evaluating the vehicle based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load, wherein the evaluating includes; calculating a track width for the vehicle; calculating a wheelbase for the vehicle; and calculating a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle.
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7. A system comprising:
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a sensing element including; a load plate; a plurality of vertical force sensing devices located below the load plate and spaced in an area defined by the load plate; and a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate; a computer system configured to perform a method of evaluating an object, the method including; obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices, wherein the load measurement data corresponds to a load applied to the load plate; processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of the load and a vertical component of the load; and evaluating the object based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load; and a set of ancillary sensing devices for acquiring ancillary measurement data corresponding to an environment of the sensing element, wherein the set of ancillary sensing devices includes;
a temperature sensing device, a tiltmeter configured to acquire data corresponding to a tilt of a surface of the load plate, an anemometer, and a wind direction sensing device, and wherein the evaluating is further based on the ancillary measurement data.
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9. A system comprising:
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at least one pair of sensing elements located adjacent to each other, each sensing element including; a load plate; a plurality of vertical force sensing devices located below the load plate and spaced in an area defined by the load plate; and a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the load plate; and a computer system configured to perform a method of weighing a vehicle traveling over the at least one pair of sensing elements, wherein all wheels on an axle of the vehicle concurrently travel over the load plates of the at least one pair of sensing elements, the method including; obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices for each axle of the vehicle while the vehicle travels over the at least one pair of sensing elements; processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of a load resulting from the passage of each wheel of the vehicle and a vertical component of the load; and calculating a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load, wherein the calculating includes; determining a speed and an acceleration of the vehicle as it travels over the at least one pair of sensing elements; calculating a static weight for each of the plurality of wheels of the vehicle based on the speed and acceleration of the vehicle, a track width of the vehicle, a wheelbase of the vehicle, and the horizontal and vertical components of the load resulting from the passage of the wheel; and calculating a static weight for at least one of;
an axle of the vehicle or the vehicle based on the static weights for the plurality of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of weighing a vehicle in motion, the method comprising:
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obtaining load measurement data from a plurality of vertical force sensing devices and a set of horizontal sensing devices for each axle of the vehicle while the vehicle travels over a set of load plates physically connected to the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices; obtaining tilt measurement data for the set of load plates; processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of a load resulting from the passage of each wheel of the vehicle and a vertical component of the load; and calculating a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load and the tilt measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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