System and method for detection of concealed cargo in a vehicle by center of mass measurement
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:
- obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle using a vehicle identifying system;
obtaining vehicle loading data;
measuring a center of mass of the vehicle using a weight scale system to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; and
executing, on the one or more processors of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to;
predict a center of mass position of the vehicle using the obtained vehicle loading data and the obtained weight distribution data of the vehicle;
compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and
provide an error signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the error signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle includes obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle; obtaining vehicle loading data; measuring a center of mass of the vehicle to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; and executing one or more computer program modules configured to determined a predicted center of mass position of the vehicle using the obtained vehicle loading data and the obtained weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and provide a signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle.
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1. A computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:
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obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle using a vehicle identifying system; obtaining vehicle loading data; measuring a center of mass of the vehicle using a weight scale system to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; and executing, on the one or more processors of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to; predict a center of mass position of the vehicle using the obtained vehicle loading data and the obtained weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and provide an error signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the error signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a vehicle identifying system configured to obtain weight distribution data for the vehicle; a weight scale system configured to measure a center of mass of the vehicle to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; a processor configured to; receive vehicle loading data; predict a center of mass position of the vehicle using the vehicle loading data and the weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and provide an error signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the error signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A shared network system comprising a plurality of geographically separate systems for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle, each system in said plurality of systems comprising:
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a vehicle identifying system configured to obtain weight distribution data for the vehicle; a weight scale system configured to measure a center of mass of the vehicle to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; a processor configured to; receive vehicle loading data; predict as center of mass position of the vehicle using the vehicle loading data and the weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; provide an error signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the error signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle; and store information about the vehicle after validating the provided error signal, wherein the shared network system is configured to share the information about the vehicle between the plurality of systems over a networked connection. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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