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Regulating dump rate of trucks

  • US 9,738,202 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2015
  • Issued: 08/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for regulating a dump rate of a truck, the truck configured to carry material and dump the material in a container, the system comprising:

  • a first detection module configured to generate a signal indicative of a draw down rate of the container; and

    a controller in communication with the first detection module and the truck, the controller configured to;

    determine the draw down rate of the container based on the signal received from the first detection module;

    determine a level of the material within the container based on the draw down rate;

    determine the dump rate of the truck; and

    regulate the dump rate of the truck based on a relationship between the level of the material within the container and a threshold level.

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