Manure Transport Registration via In-Transit NIR Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method for registering manure transport movements on public roads is cumbersome and susceptible to fraud, requiring physical sample analysis and transmission, which leads to significant administrative work and delays.
Innovation Solution
Implementing in-transit analysis of manure composition using Near InfraRed Spectroscopy sensors integrated into manure transport vehicles, transmitting analysis data electronically to a registering authority prior to unloading, allowing for real-time calculation of harmful substances and reducing the need for physical samples.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical samples are taken and dispatched for analysis, then the registration of manure transport can be performed, but a great deal of administrative work is needed and the system is susceptible to fraud
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical sample collection, transportation, and manual analysis with an optical/electronic analysis system. Near-infrared spectroscopy sensors automatically analyze manure composition during transfer, eliminating the need for physical sample handling and reducing administrative workload while preventing fraud through automated electronic recording.
Solution Approach 2:
The analysis system performs self-service by automatically analyzing manure composition during the transfer process itself. The sensors are integrated into the transfer equipment, allowing real-time analysis without requiring separate sample collection and laboratory analysis steps, thereby eliminating administrative work associated with sample management.
2Measurement precision
If physical samples are taken and dispatched for analysis, then the composition of manure can be determined, but significant time is lost in sample transportation and analysis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing the manure composition analysis during the transfer process itself, before the manure is fully loaded or transported. This allows the analysis to occur in advance of what would traditionally be a separate post-transport sampling and laboratory analysis step, significantly reducing total analysis time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces time-consuming physical sample transportation and laboratory analysis with instantaneous optical analysis using near-infrared spectroscopy. The electronic transmission of analysis results occurs immediately, eliminating the time delay associated with physical sample handling and external laboratory processing.
3Loss of information
If physical samples are used for analysis, then manure composition data can be obtained, but the system allows for tampering and fraud
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the vulnerable mechanical process of physical sample collection and handling with an automated optical analysis system. The near-infrared sensors directly analyze the manure during transfer, and results are electronically transmitted and recorded, eliminating opportunities for sample substitution, tampering, or data manipulation that occur in manual sample-based systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by automatically transmitting analysis results electronically to the relevant authorities in real-time. This immediate electronic feedback loop prevents data manipulation by ensuring that analysis results are directly recorded and transmitted without manual intervention, thereby maintaining data integrity and preventing fraud.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This approach minimizes administrative work, eliminates fraud risks, and provides rapid, accurate registration of manure transport movements by enabling immediate data verification and reducing the time and cost associated with physical sample analysis.
Implementation Method 1
Implementing in-transit analysis of manure composition using Near InfraRed Spectroscopy sensors integrated into manure transport vehicles
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for the registration of transport movements on public roads of manure, in particular semi-liquid manure, in a manure transport vehicle from a storage location of a supplier of manure to a delivery location of a buyer of manure, comprising the steps of: a) transferring an amount of manure to be transported into a manure transport vehicle at the storage location, during which transfer the weight (W1) of the amount of manure being transferred is determined, b) transporting the manure to a delivery location in the manure transport vehicle; and c) transferring manure from the manure transport vehicle to a manure collecting device at the delivery location, during which transfer the weight (W2) of the amount of manure being transferred is determined; d) wherein W1 and W2 are instantaneously transmitted to a registering authority by electronic means, prior to step c), preferably prior to step b), in the case of W1, and after step c) in the case of W2, wherein several analyses of the composition of the manure flowing to or into the manure transport vehicle are carried out during the transfer in step a), the data of which analyses are transmitted to the registering authority prior to step c).