Automatic Refueling System Cargo Detection Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automatic refueling systems face the risk of cargo falling and damaging equipment when refueling vehicles loaded with heavy materials, such as rocks and soils, as the systems currently lack the ability to determine if a cargo is loaded and adjust refueling operations accordingly.
Innovation Solution
An automatic supply system that includes a control device capable of determining whether a cargo is loaded using loadage detecting units, imaging units, or vehicle weight measuring units, and subsequently controlling the refueling process to prevent automatic refueling when cargo is present, ensuring the refueling nozzle operates within a safe range relative to the vehicle's cargo vessel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automatic refueling is performed on a vehicle that may be loaded with cargo, then refueling efficiency is improved, but the risk of cargo falling and damaging equipment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of cargo loading status using loadage detecting units, imaging units, or vehicle weight measuring units before initiating the refueling process. The control device receives detection results and determines whether the vehicle is loaded with cargo, then decides whether to permit or prohibit refueling based on this information, preventing cargo falling damage before it can occur.
2Speed
If the refueling nozzle operates close to the cargo vessel edge for efficient supply, then refueling speed is improved, but the risk of cargo falling onto the nozzle increases
Solution Approach 1:
Before the refueling operation begins, the system uses loadage detecting units, imaging units, or vehicle weight measuring units to detect whether cargo is loaded on the vehicle. The control device receives this detection information and determines the loading status, then prohibits refueling when cargo is present, preventing the nozzle from being positioned in a dangerous location where cargo could fall.
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AI summary
An automatic supply system of a consumable material includes: an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle capable of being loaded with a cargo; and a control device that obtains loading information indicating whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle, and is able to control an automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle based on the obtained loading information, wherein, when the control device determines that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle from the obtained loading information, the control device controls the automatic supply device not to perform the automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle.