A conveyor and process for transporting products, wherein a carrier with an associated product holder can be moved along a conveying path by means of a conveyor element. In a processing position, the carrier can be aligned by means of first alignment elements, and second alignment elements are provided for aligning the product holder for disengagement from the carrier.

A vehicle weight estimation apparatus 10 includes: a collecting unit 11 that collects vibration information indicating vibration output from a sensor 25 installed to a structure having a vibration-generating structure that generates vibration upon passage of a vehicle 30; an axle response extracting unit 12 that detects, by using the vibration information, axle responses indicating the passage of one or more axles of the vehicle 30 over the vibration-generating structure; an axle index calculating unit 13 that calculates axle indices corresponding to the individual axles based on the axle responses; a converting unit 14 that converts the axle indices into axle weights by referring to conversion information that is stored in advance and that indicates a relationship between axle indices and axle weights; and a vehicle weight calculating unit 15 that calculates the weight of the vehicle by totaling the axle weights of the individual axles.

A vehicle weight estimation apparatus 10 includes: a collecting unit 11 that collects vibration information indicating vibration output from a sensor 25 installed to a structure having a vibration-generating structure that generates vibration upon passage of a vehicle 30; an axle response extracting unit 12 that detects, by using the vibration information, axle responses indicating the passage of one or more axles of the vehicle 30 over the vibration-generating structure; an axle index calculating unit 13 that calculates axle indices corresponding to the individual axles based on the axle responses; a converting unit 14 that converts the axle indices into axle weights by referring to conversion information that is stored in advance and that indicates a relationship between axle indices and axle weights; and a vehicle weight calculating unit 15 that calculates the weight of the vehicle by totaling the axle weights of the individual axles.

A Parametric Disturbance Sensor is provided. The parametric disturbance sensor has a stripline enclosure having an internal chamber; a stripline sensor core positioned within the internal chamber; a fill material filling the internal chamber so that the stripline sensor is not in direct contact with the stripline sensor core enclosure; and a cable-end connector connected to the stripline sensor core for connecting the stripline sensor core to a processing unit.

A Parametric Disturbance Sensor is provided. The parametric disturbance sensor has a stripline enclosure having an internal chamber; a stripline sensor core positioned within the internal chamber; a fill material filling the internal chamber so that the stripline sensor is not in direct contact with the stripline sensor core enclosure; and a cable-end connector connected to the stripline sensor core for connecting the stripline sensor core to a processing unit.

Provided is a charging system including: an axle load meter disposed on a lane and configured to measure an axle load of each of a plurality of axles of a vehicle traveling on the axle load meter; an acceleration information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the vehicle, vertical-direction acceleration information associated with each of the axles; a correction calculation unit configured to calculate a corrected axle load for each of the axles by correcting, based on the vertical-direction acceleration information, a measurement result for each of the axles obtained by the axle load meter; and a toll determination unit configured to determine a toll for the vehicle based on the corrected axle load for each of the axles.

Provided is a charging system including: an axle load meter disposed on a lane and configured to measure an axle load of each of a plurality of axles of a vehicle traveling on the axle load meter; an acceleration information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the vehicle, vertical-direction acceleration information associated with each of the axles; a correction calculation unit configured to calculate a corrected axle load for each of the axles by correcting, based on the vertical-direction acceleration information, a measurement result for each of the axles obtained by the axle load meter; and a toll determination unit configured to determine a toll for the vehicle based on the corrected axle load for each of the axles.

A strip scale suitable for use in connection with high speed, in motion weighing applications. The scale has a base, a load cell, a compliant member, and a platform. Also disclosed are load cells for use with the scale, and systems and methods for using the scales.

A strip scale suitable for use in connection with high speed, in motion weighing applications. The scale has a base, a load cell, a compliant member, and a platform. Also disclosed are load cells for use with the scale, and systems and methods for using the scales.

A method for operating an order-picking system (100) is described, comprising: providing goods gathered in batches in a batch buffer (1), batch-wise sorting of the goods in a matrix sorter (2), the goods in the order-picking system (100) being conveyed by a multiplicity of transport units which have in each case a receiving unit for receiving the goods and the transport units in the matrix sorter (2) are conveyed at least in sections by a matrix conveyor (22), wherein a control unit (7′) dynamically controls the conveying speed of the matrix conveyor (22) in such a manner that the conveying speed is dependent on at least one parameter of the conveyed transport units and/or goods.