Autonomous system and method for the kinetic management and stabilization of fresh concrete properties

A method for precision dosing of chemical admixtures into a fresh concrete mix within a rotating mixing drum via an autonomous processing core (APC) implemented by a processing unit, the method comprising:

• (I) sampling, via the processing unit, multi-modal data comprising a primary electronic signal including visual data from a camera and one or more auxiliary electronic signals selected from a group consisting of a hydraulic pressure signal, an acoustic signal, a temperature signal, and a rotational speed signal;
• (II) normalizing, via the processing unit, the primary electronic signal and the one or more auxiliary electronic signals against a rotational speed and a concrete volume of the rotating mixing drum and calculating a rate of change for the normalized signals;
• (III) identifying, via the processing unit, a stabilization event representing conclusion of at least one of an initial aggregate absorption phase, contaminant saturation, and initial hydration reactions by:
• (a) correlating the calculated rate of change calculated in Step (II) with normalized visual flow or slump characteristics from the primary electronic signal;
• (b) detecting a steady-state plateau in the rate of change where a mechanical resistance variance falls below a predetermined threshold;
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• (c) cross-validating the plateau through real-time image processing of normalized visual kinetic markers and flow patterns from the primary electronic signal;
• (IV) executing a control interlock, via the processing unit, in response to the stabilization event identified in Step (III) to inhibit an admixtures delivery system for a delay interval, wherein the delay interval is calculated by the processing unit as a dynamic saturation index (DSI) based on the multi-modal data sampled in Step (I) and at least one material variable selected from a group consisting of an aggregate quality, a mix type, and a presence of contaminants;
• (V) upon expiry of the delay interval of Step (IV), determining a staged dosing protocol via the processing unit, by:
• (i) establishing a steady-state baseline for the auxiliary electronic signals normalized in Step (II);
• (ii) quantifying a total required volume of at least one chemical admixture by correlating said steady-state baseline with the visual flow or slump characteristics from the primary electronic signal;
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• (iii) generating a sequence of a plurality of incremental doses and corresponding homogenization windows, wherein the magnitude of each dose is dynamically adjusted as a function of deviation between the steady-state baseline and a target material property;
• and wherein the sequence is calculated as a function of the mix type and a projected operational window until a final placement or discharge event;
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• (VI) directing the admixtures delivery system to execute the staged dosing protocol established in Step (V) by introducing the plurality of incremental doses of at least one chemical admixture, wherein each subsequent dose is inhibited until the processing unit identifies a return to the steady-state baseline in at least one of the primary or auxiliary electronic signals, indicating completion of a chemical dispersion over a homogenization window.