Method and system for determining the weight of a demountable platform
AssigneeHiab AB
InventorPasi Siren
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the weight of a demountable platform. In the method, a hooklift is used to lift the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle, values of a force acting on a main cylinder of the hooklift are determined at predetermined intervals of a physical quantity that varies as a function of the movement of the hooklift, and the weight of the demountable platform is calculated using the determined values of the force. The present invention also relates to a system for determining the weight of a demountable platform.
Claims11
A method for determining the weight of a demountable platform, comprising:
- using a hooklift to lift the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle,
- measuring a physical quantity that varies as a function of the movement of the hooklift, determining, at predetermined intervals of the physical quantity, values of a force acting on a main cylinder of the hooklift, and
- calculating the weight of the demountable platform based on a discrete integral of the determined values of the force over the physical quantity.
A system for determining the weight of a demountable platform, comprising:
- a hooklift for lifting the demountable platform from the ground onto a vehicle,
- means for measuring a physical quantity that varies as a function of the movement of the hooklift,
- means for determining, at predetermined intervals of the physical quantity, values of a force acting on a main cylinder of the hooklift, and
- means for calculating the weight of the demountable platform using the determined values of the force, the calculating being based on a discrete integral of the determined values of the force over the physical quantity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.