Scale based unload rate calculation

A computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining, from one or more weight sensors, first weight sensor data indicative of a weight of material in a first material receptacle at a first time;
• obtaining, from the one or more weight sensors, second weight sensor data indicative of a weight of material in the first material receptacle at a second time;
• determining a change in weight of material in the first material receptacle based on the first weight sensor data and the second weight sensor data;
• determining a material transfer rate indicative of a rate at which a material transfer subsystem of a material transfer machine transfers material to the first material receptacle based on the determined change in weight of material in the first material receptacle;
• determining a fill level of remaining material in a second material receptacle based on the determined material transfer rate;
• and
• controlling a machine actuator based on at least one of the material transfer rate or the fill level of remaining material.

A material transfer machine comprising:

• a material receptacle configured to hold material;
• a material transfer subsystem configured to transfer the material;
• one or more processors;
• memory,
• computer executable instructions, stored in the memory, the computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configuring the one or more processors to:
• obtain first weight sensor data generated by one or more weight sensors on a material receiving machine, the first weight sensor data indicative of a weight of material in a material receptacle of the material receiving machine at a first time;
• obtain second weight sensor data generated by one or more weight sensors on the material receiving machine, the second weight sensor data indicative of a weight of material in the material receptacle of the material receiving machine at a second time;
• determine a change in weight of material in the material receptacle of the material receiving machine based on the weight of material in the material receptacle of the material receiving machine at the first time and the weight of material in the material receptacle of the material receiving machine at the second time;
• determine a material transfer rate indicative of a rate at which the material transfer subsystem transfers material to the material receptacle of the material receiving machine based on the determined change in weight of material in the material receptacle of the material receiving machine;
• determine a fill level of material, remaining in the material receptacle of the material transfer machine after the second time, based on the determined material transfer rate;
• and
• control an actuator of at least one of the material transfer machine or the material receiving machine based on at least one of the material transfer rate or the fill level of material.