US 12,066,316 B2
Method for monitoring a load carrier vehicle, monitoring device for a load carrier vehicle, load carrier vehicle, load carrier vehicle system and swap body
Robert Zwijze, Vriezenveen (NL); Frank Sienkiewicz, Bristol, RI (US); Jonas Bautista, Norfolk, MA (US); Sietse Hendriks, Enschede (NL); Dennis Kamphuis, Attleboro, MA (US); Andrew Forti, Attleboro, MA (US); John Greer, Northern Ireland (GB); and Matthew Via, Attleboro, MA (US)
Assigned to SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Attleboro, MA (US)
Appl. No. 17/416,643
Filed by Sensata Technologies, Inc., Attleboro, MA (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 21, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/067130
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/131102, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0074785 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G01G 19/12 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60P 1/64 (2006.01); G01M 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC G01G 19/12 (2013.01) [B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60P 1/6409 (2013.01); G01M 1/122 (2013.01); B60G 2204/111 (2013.01); B60G 2400/60 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for monitoring a load carrier vehicle, comprising:
measuring at least one sensor value indicating a force;
determining a mass based on the at least one sensor value;
determining n partial weights based on the at least one sensor value indicating the force, wherein the load carrier vehicle has n weight transfer portions, each partial weight being associated with a respective one of the n weight transfer portions and wherein a weight of the load of the load carrier vehicle is transferred by means of the weight transfer portions to a surface bearing the load carrier vehicle.