System and method for weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo

Beshears, David L; Scudiere, Matthew B; White, Clifford P

Title: System and method for weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo

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A weigh-in-motion device and method having at least one transducer pad, each transducer pad having at least one transducer group with transducers positioned essentially perpendicular to the direction of travel. At least one pad microcomputer is provided on each transducer pad having a means for calculating first output signal indicative of weight, second output signal indicative of time, and third output signal indicative of speed. At least one host microcomputer is in electronic communication with each pad microcomputer, and having a means for calculating at least one unknown selected from the group consisting of individual tire weight, individual axle weight, axle spacing, speed profile, longitudinal center of balance, and transverse center of balance.

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Beshears, David L ^[1]; Scudiere, Matthew B ^[2]; White, Clifford P ^[3]

Knoxville, TN
Oak Ridge, TN
Seymour, TN

Issue Date:: 2008-05-20

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 981856

Patent Number(s):: 7375293

Application Number:: 11/550,452

Assignee:: UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01G - WEIGHING

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01G - WEIGHING
G01G19/02 - for weighing wheeled or rolling bodies, e.g. vehicles
G01G23/3735 - {using a digital network}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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