Method for weighing a vehicle, and measuring system and measuring arrangement therefor
US9804017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/025
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining the weight G of a vehicle (1) while the vehicle is travelling on a section (3) of road (4) uses at least one weigh-in-motion (WIM) sensor (5) that is narrower than the length of the footprint of a wheel in the direction of vehicle travel. When the vehicle (1) travels along this section (3) of road (4) both the wheel loads Fi(t) of all the wheels (2) or twin wheels i, and the speed vi(t) of the vehicle (1) during the entire passing are acquired as time functions, and during evaluation of the data for determining the weight G the speeds vi(t) and their change over time are used as weighting of the simultaneously determined wheel loads Fi(t).
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