Load monitoring system using acceleration of the vehicle for waste service vehicle
AssigneeRubicon Global Holdings, LLC
InventorHunter Dane Dunbar
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for monitoring waste collected by a service vehicle. The system may include a sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration of the service vehicle, an output device, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the output device. The controller may be configured to receive the acceleration signal from the sensor after collection of the waste from a service stop. The controller may be further configured to determine an amount of the waste collected by the service vehicle from the service stop based on the acceleration signal, and to relay the amount of the waste to the output device.
Claims20
A system for monitoring waste collected by a service vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration of a powertrain of the service vehicle;
- an output device;
- and
- a controller in communication with the sensor and the output device, the controller being configured to:
- receive the acceleration signal from the sensor after collection of the waste from a service stop;
- determine an amount of the waste collected by the service vehicle from the service stop based on the acceleration signal;
- and
- relay the amount of the waste to the output device.
A system for monitoring waste collected by a service vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration of a powertrain of the service vehicle during takeoff from a service stop;
- a locating device configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the service vehicle;
- an output device;
- and
- a controller in communication with the sensor, the locating device, and the output device, the controller being configured to:
- receive the acceleration signal from the sensor after collection of the waste from the service stop;
- determine a weight of the waste collected by the service vehicle from the service stop based on the acceleration signal;
- link an identification of the service stop with the weight of the waste collected by the service vehicle from the service stop;
- and
- relay the weight of the waste and the identification of the service stop to the output device.
A method of monitoring waste collected by a service vehicle, comprising:
- generating an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration of a powertrain of the service vehicle after departure from a service stop;
- determining an amount of the waste collected by the service vehicle from the service stop based on the acceleration signal;
- and
- relaying the amount of the waste to an output device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.