Vehicle Load Monitoring Using Distance and Volume-Based Work Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle monitoring devices cannot accurately determine the maintenance needs of a vehicle based solely on its movement route and distance, as the load magnitude affects the vehicle's workload, leading to inaccurate assessments.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle monitoring device that includes a positioning system, a distance calculator, a first imaging device to capture images of the load, a volume calculator, and a work calculator, which calculates the vehicle's workload by combining movement distance and load volume, allowing for more precise monitoring of the vehicle's operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If only movement distance is used to determine vehicle workload, then the monitoring system is simple, but the measurement precision of workload is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple monitoring components (positioning device, imaging device, distance calculator, volume calculator, and work calculator) into an integrated vehicle monitoring system. This merging of components allows the system to simultaneously track both movement distance and load volume, resolving the contradiction by achieving precise workload measurement through the synergistic combination of multiple measurement dimensions rather than relying on a single simple metric.
2Measurement precision
If load volume is added to movement distance for workload calculation, then workload measurement becomes accurate, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging device serves multiple functions: it captures images of the load for volume calculation, tracks vehicle position for movement distance measurement, and provides data for both distance calculator and volume calculator. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each measurement, thereby mitigating the increase in device complexity while achieving accurate workload measurement through combined metrics.
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AI summary
A vehicle monitoring device includes a positioning device, a distance calculator, a first imaging device, a volume calculator, and a work calculator. The positioning device measures a position of a vehicle including a loading platform. The distance calculator calculates a movement distance of the vehicle based on the position of the vehicle measured by the positioning device. The first imaging device captures an image of a load mounted on the loading platform. The volume calculator calculates a volume of the load based on the image captured by the first imaging device. The work calculator calculates a work of the vehicle based on the movement distance and the volume of the load.