Method and appartus for converting static in-ground vehicle scales into weigh-in-motion systems
Abstract
An apparatus and method for converting in-ground static weighing scales for vehicles to weigh-in-motion systems. The apparatus upon conversion includes the existing in-ground static scale, peripheral switches and an electronic module for automatic computation of the weight. By monitoring the velocity, tire position, axle spacing, and real time output from existing static scales as a vehicle drives over the scales, the system determines when an axle of a vehicle is on the scale at a given time, monitors the combined weight output from any given axle combination on the scale(s) at any given time, and from these measurements automatically computes the weight of each individual axle and gross vehicle weight by an integration, integration approximation, and/or signal averaging technique.
- Inventors:
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- Lenior City, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874781
- Patent Number(s):
- 6459050
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01G - WEIGHING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; appartus; converting; static; in-ground; vehicle; scales; weigh-in-motion; systems; apparatus; weighing; vehicles; conversion; existing; scale; peripheral; switches; electronic; module; automatic; computation; weight; monitoring; velocity; tire; position; axle; spacing; time; output; drives; determines; monitors; combined; combination; measurements; automatically; computes; individual; gross; integration; approximation; andor; signal; averaging; technique; /177/702/
Citation Formats
Muhs, Jeffrey D, Scudiere, Matthew B, and Jordan, John K. Method and appartus for converting static in-ground vehicle scales into weigh-in-motion systems. United States: N. p., 2002.
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title = {Method and appartus for converting static in-ground vehicle scales into weigh-in-motion systems},
author = {Muhs, Jeffrey D and Scudiere, Matthew B and Jordan, John K},
abstractNote = {An apparatus and method for converting in-ground static weighing scales for vehicles to weigh-in-motion systems. The apparatus upon conversion includes the existing in-ground static scale, peripheral switches and an electronic module for automatic computation of the weight. By monitoring the velocity, tire position, axle spacing, and real time output from existing static scales as a vehicle drives over the scales, the system determines when an axle of a vehicle is on the scale at a given time, monitors the combined weight output from any given axle combination on the scale(s) at any given time, and from these measurements automatically computes the weight of each individual axle and gross vehicle weight by an integration, integration approximation, and/or signal averaging technique.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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