The invention relates to a WIM sensor for detecting loads of vehicles on a roadway segment when a wheel of a vehicle crosses the WIM sensor arranged flush with the roadway surface in the roadway segment. The WIM sensor is formed as an elongated profile along a longitudinal axis and defines a space therein. A force sensor configured to generate a force sensor signal corresponding to a dynamic ground reaction force when the wheel crosses the force sensor is arranged in the space. An electro-acoustic transducer is arranged in the space and configured to measure sound waves and accordingly generate a transducer signal.

A towing configuration of a vehicle coupled to a trailer may be evaluated by rolling a tire of the coupled vehicle and trailer over a compressible region of a pressure vessel filled with a hydraulic fluid. A peak pressure of the hydraulic fluid as the tire rolls over the compressible region of the pressure vessel may be determined. The tire load may be determined based upon the peak pressure. Based at least in part on the tire load, a determination may be made whether the towing configuration satisfies a predetermined set of criteria.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate an augmented environment including a weight indicator for a vehicle. An example disclosed system includes a camera to capture image data including a first location of an object in a vehicle, processor circuitry to execute instructions to generate a map of loads on the vehicle, and a user interface to present an augmented environment identifying the first location of the object and a load correlated with the object, the load correlated with the object based on the map of loads.

The present invention provides methods and systems for determining the weight of a vehicle. Exemplary methods include the steps of: determining with one or more on-board sensors, a sensor output voltage; providing the sensor output voltage information to a processing unit to determine the weight of the vehicle; and displaying the weight of the vehicle on a visual display unit

A refrigeration system 1a includes a refrigerated compartment 2 for storing perishable goods; a refrigeration unit 10 operably coupled to the refrigerated compartment 2; a plurality of sensors including an internal temperature sensor 4 configured to determine a temperature of the refrigerated compartment 2, and a weight sensor 5a configured to determine a weight of the goods located within the refrigerated compartment 2; and a controller 20 configured to: receive data from the plurality of sensors; determine a thermal inertia parameter of the goods located within the refrigerated compartment 2 based upon the temperature of the refrigerated compartment 2 and the weight of the goods; and adjust a mode of operation of the refrigeration unit 10 in accordance with the thermal inertia parameter of the goods.

The application discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatically weighing, so as to achieve the automatically weighing of the unmanned vehicle. The method includes: controlling, by a vehicle controller, a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a weighing position; weighing, by a weighbridge sensor, the vehicle when sensing the vehicle stopping at the weighing position, and sending weighing end information to the vehicle controller; and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to start and leave the weighing position when receiving the weighing end information.

Systems and methods for load monitoring and/or braking control. The load monitoring may include calculating a weight on one or more axles of a vehicle or a trailer using cross-flow pressure information indicative of an air pressure within a cross-flow passage between first and second leveling valves of first and second pneumatic circuits configured to adjust independently heights on first and second sides, respectively, of the vehicle or the trailer. The braking control may include (i) using the cross-flow pressure and speed and/or acceleration information indicative of a speed and/or acceleration of the vehicle and/or the trailer to calculate first and second brake application levels and (ii) applying the calculated first and second brake application levels to first and second brakes on the first and second sides, respectively, of the vehicle or the trailer.

A cast load cell comprising a load sensing portion integrally cast with a first mounting portion. The load sensing portion has a flexure portion spaced apart from the first mounting portion by a flexure gap. The load sensing portion has at least one sensor cavity above at least a portion of the flexure gap. A second mounting portion is integrally cast with the load sensing portion above the flexure gap. A load sensor is connected to the load sensor portion and positioned within the sensor cavity above a portion of the flexure gap. The first mounting portion, the load sensing portion, and the second mounting portion define an integral, low-profile, weld-free, substantially homogenous unitary cast member.

The invention describes an electrical component (10) which at least comprises a section (12) configured as a sensor (sensor section) made of concrete and which contains electrically conductive aggregates (22) which are present in a region (24) near the surface of at least one outer surface (20) of the section (12) in a higher spatial density than in the remaining section (12). In addition, a method for its production and a use of the component (10) are described.

Provided is a system for observing and analyzing an animal behavior by utilizing a balance. The animal behavior observation system includes an animal container where an animal move around, a weight measuring apparatus that has a weight detecting unit for obtaining measurement data of the animal on the animal container, an analyzing device enabling calculation of a measurement value in accordance with the measurement data, a recording device that constantly stores the measurement value; and an output device that outputs the measurement value along a time axis.