Jobsite operational status detection for concrete trucks
US12415295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab, a drum coupled to the chassis and configured to mix a concrete mixture received therein and selectively dispense the concrete mixture, a chute configured to be operable between a raised position and a lowered position such that, when in the lowered position, the chute is configured to receive the concrete mixture from the drum and provide the concrete mixture to a work location, a sensor configured to detect an operational characteristic and provide signals relating to the operational characteristics, and a control system. The control system is configured to receive the signals relating to the operational characteristic from the sensor, determine, based on signals relating to the operational characteristic, when the vehicle entered an operational state, generate a timestamp indicating when the vehicle entered the operational state, provide the timestamp and the operational state to a fleet management system.
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