CPC E01H 1/0836 (2013.01) [A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 9/242 (2013.01); A47L 9/248 (2013.01); E01H 1/005 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A material collection system operatively connected to a vehicle, comprising:
a conduit including a material inlet;
a vacuum generator configured to generate an airflow for drawing material into the material inlet;
an engine configured to power the vacuum generator;
a material collection container to receive the collected material from the conduit; and
a control system comprising:
a load sensor configured to detect a load applied by the collected material received in the material collection container and transmit an output signal indicating the load applied by the collected material;
a controller in electrical communication with the load sensor, the controller configured to determine a weight of the collected material received in the material collection container based on the output signal and determine an aggregate weight of the vehicle using the determined weight of the collected material.
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