A method for determining a wrapping configuration (A) of a film or band (50) around a group of products (L) to form a palletized load (C) to be transported along a defined road
route (PR) by a vehicle (100), comprising the steps of
processing the
route (PR) by means of a routing
system associated with a
digital mapping and
cartography system; identifying the
route (PR) as a sequence of straight (Tr,i), curved (Tc,i), roundabout (To,i) sections identified by a sequence of ultimate points (Pf,i); creating a
data file (FD) containing the ultimate points (Pf,i) to which respective geographical coordinates (x, y) are associated on a
reference plane (X, Y), altitude (z) and first road geometric data and
metadata; analysing and
processing the
data file (FD) and synthesizing the route (PR) as a composition of a plurality of road segments of a straight type (Sr,i) and / or curved type (So,i) and / or roundabout type (So,i); calculating for each road segment (Sr,i, Sc,i, So,i) and for each travel instant (tj) a speed (vj) and local accelerations (at,j, an,j, a z',j) acting on the vehicle (100) with reference to a local reference
system (t, n, z') of the vehicle (100); identifying on the route (PR) a plurality of critical road segments (Sr,k, Sc,k, So,k) in which the values of the local accelerations (at,j, an,j, az',j) are higher and storing them in a set of maximum accelerations (G_
amax); positioning the palletized load (C) on a motion platform (10) and inputting the values of the set of maximum accelerations (G_
amax) as driving data of the motion platform (10) and operating it to perform a
simulation of movements and / or stresses acting on the palletized load (C); or creating a digital model of the palletized load (C) and starting a
simulation of movements and / or stresses acting on the digital model using the values of the set of maximum accelerations (G_
amax) as kinematic stress data to perform a
simulation of movements and / or stresses acting on the palletized load (C); at the end of the simulation on a motion platform (10) or by means of the digital model, verifying whether the palletized load (C) wrapped with the film or band (50) according to the defined wrapping configuration (A) has remained stable and / or compact and / or rigid.