Fill level measurement arrangement for determining a level or volume of a filling material in a mobile container

A method of determining a level or volume of a product in a mobile container by a cloud-based system configured to determine a level or volume of a product in a mobile container by evaluating measurement data sent by a fill-level measurement arrangement, the cloud-based system including:

• the fill-level measurement arrangement configured to determine a level or volume of the product in the mobile container, the fill-level measurement arrangement including:
• a first sensor configured to measure a distance, a second sensor configured to measure an orientation of the fill-level measurement arrangement or to measure a position of the fill-level measurement arrangement, and evaluation circuitry configured to:
• determine, by analysis of the measured orientation or the measured position, whether the mobile container has been moved since a previous level measurement, apply, in a subsequent calculation of the level or volume from the distance measurement, a first calculation rule when the mobile container has been moved or titled since the previous level measurement, wherein the first calculation rule is a first linearization table, matching an inclined plane, apply a second calculation rule when the mobile container has not been moved or not been tilted since the previous level measurement and filling level or distance has increased by a first predetermined minimum value since the previous level measurement, wherein the second calculation rule is a second linearization table matching a bulk cone, and apply a third calculation rule if the mobile container has not been moved and not been tilted since the previous level measurement and the filling level or distance has decreased by a second predetermined minimum value since the previous level measurement, wherein the third calculation rule is a third linearization table matching a funnel, comprising:
• performing a distance measurement using a first sensor;
• performing an orientation measurement or a position measurement using a second sensor;
• analyzing, using evaluation circuitry, the orientation measurement or the position measurement to determine whether the mobile container has been moved since a previous measurement of a fill level;
• applying, using the evaluation circuitry, a first calculation rule in the subsequent calculation of the level or volume from the distance measurement when the mobile container has been moved or titled since the previous measurement, wherein the first calculation rule is a first linearization table, matching an inclined plane;
• applying, using the evaluation circuitry, a second calculation rule when calculating the fill level or volume from a distance measurement when the mobile container has not been moved or not been tilted since the previous measurement and the filling level or distance has increased by a first predetermined minimum value since the previous measurement, wherein the second calculation rule is a second linearization table matching a bulk cone;
• applying, using the evaluation circuitry, a third calculation rule if the mobile container has not been moved and not been tilted since the previous measurement and the filling level or distance has decreased by a second predetermined minimum value since the previous measurement, wherein the third calculation rule is a third linearization table matching a funnel;
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• verifying, using the evaluation circuitry, the level or volume of the product in the mobile container based on an applied calculation rule.