Concrete placement vehicle control system and method
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsDuane R. Pillar, William M. Woolman
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Abstract
A concrete placement vehicle. The concrete placement vehicle includes a concrete mixing and placement system, at least one vehicle sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete placement vehicle and at least one concrete system sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the system for mixing and placing concrete. The vehicle further includes a control system configured to control the operation of the concrete placement vehicle and the concrete mixing and placement system based on inputs received from the at least one vehicle sensor and the at least one concrete system sensor.
Claims16
A concrete placement vehicle, comprising:
- a concrete mixing and placement system;
- at least one vehicle sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete placement vehicle;
- at least one concrete system sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of the concrete mixing and placement system;
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- a control system configured to control the operation of the concrete placement vehicle and the concrete mixing and placement system based on inputs received from the at least one vehicle sensor and the at least one concrete system sensor, the control system further configured to determine a concrete load characteristic, a rotation speed of a concrete mixing drum, a load type, and a concrete moisture content, the control system configured to compare the concrete moisture content to a predetermined moisture content and adjust the rotation speed of the concrete mixing drum based on a comparison of the concrete moisture content to the predetermined moisture content and a determination of the load type.
A method for concrete management, comprising;
- providing a concrete load characteristic;
- determining a rotation speed of a concrete mixing drum;
- determining a load type;
- determining a concrete moisture content based on the concrete load characteristic;
- comparing the concrete moisture content to a desired concrete moisture content;
- and
- adjusting the rotation speed of the concrete mixing drum based on a comparison of the concrete moisture content to the desired moisture content and a determination of the load type.
An apparatus for concrete management comprising;
- means for providing a concrete load characteristic;
- means for determining a rotation speed of a concrete mixing drum;
- means for determining a load type;
- means for determining a concrete moisture content based on the concrete load characteristic;
- means for comparing the concrete moisture content to a desired concrete moisture content;
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- means for adjusting the rotation speed of the concrete mixing drum based on a comparison of the concrete moisture content to the desired moisture content and a determination of the load type.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.