Method, apparatus and system for estimating the mass of a stockpile
US11169065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30108
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention resides in a method or system configured to estimate the mass of material in a stockpile. The surface profile of the stockpile is obtained and a plurality of layers are defined in the stockpile. Each layer extends parallel to the surface profile. Density characteristics of the stockpile material are obtained, from database records or measurement tests. The volume of each layer is estimated. The density of each layer is estimated, according to the density characteristics of the stockpile material. Using the volume of each layer and the density of each layer the mass of the stockpile is calculated.
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