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US 2025/0115178 A1Published application
Systems and methods for trailer door safety
AssigneeRobotic Research OpCo, LLC
InventorsAlberto Daniel Lacaze, William Becker
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Abstract
Systems and methods for trailer door safety and shifted cargo management that are directed to reducing the likelihood of risk of injury due to shifted cargo and other undesirable cargo events.
Claims20
A trailer safety management system, comprising:
- a controller in communication to a network, the controller comprising a non-transitory memory storing (i) a set of cargo management rules, (ii) a set of alert rules, and (iii) a set of operating instructions;
- a sensor disposed within a storage device and in communication with the network, the sensor configured to capture data descriptive of at least one cargo object retained by a door of the storage device, wherein the storage device comprises a locking mechanism providing selective ability to open the door of the storage device;
- wherein the controller uses the set of cargo management rules to:
- analyze the data descriptive of at least one cargo object retained by the door of the storage device as received by the sensor;
- communicate an alert condition based on the analyzed data when compared to the set of alert rules receivable by a user in a position to open the door of the storage device;
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- communicate at least one operating instruction of the set of operating instructions based on the analyzed data when compared to the alert rules, wherein the at least one operating instruction includes a preventative instruction to a user before unlocking the locking device.
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A method of alerting a user in a position to open a door of a portable storage device of a cargo condition, comprising:
- sensing a condition of at least one cargo object within a storage device having a door and a locking mechanism, using a sensor disposed within a storage device and in communication with a network, the sensor configured to capture data descriptive of the at least one cargo object retained by a door of the storage device,
- communicating the data descriptive of the at least one cargo object through the network to a controller, wherein the controller is connected to the network;
- comparing the data descriptive of the at least one cargo object to a predetermined set of cargo management rules stored within a non-transitory memory of the controller;
- communicating an alert condition receivable by a user in a position to open the door of the storage device based on the compared data when compared to a set of alert rules stored within a non-transitory memory of the controller;
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- communicating at least one operating instruction based on a set of operating instructions stored within a non-transitory memory of the controller, wherein the at least one operating instruction includes a preventative instruction to a user before unlocking the locking device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.