CA2233689A1 - Surface material and condition sensing system - Google Patents

Surface material and condition sensing system

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CA2233689A1
CA2233689A1 CA002233689A CA2233689A CA2233689A1 CA 2233689 A1 CA2233689 A1 CA 2233689A1 CA 002233689 A CA002233689 A CA 002233689A CA 2233689 A CA2233689 A CA 2233689A CA 2233689 A1 CA2233689 A1 CA 2233689A1
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platform
sensing system
surface material
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John A. Doherty
Charles A. Kalbfleisch
Donald P. Keathley
William J. Collins
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/023—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
    • B60R16/0237—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems circuits concerning the atmospheric environment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60T—VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
    • B60T8/00—Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01K13/00—Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C19/00—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving
    • E01C19/12—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving for distributing granular or liquid materials
    • E01C19/20—Apparatus for distributing, e.g. spreading, granular or pulverulent materials, e.g. sand, gravel, salt, dry binders
    • E01C2019/2055—Details not otherwise provided for
    • E01C2019/207—Feeding the distribution means
    • E01C2019/208—Feeding the distribution means with longitudinal auger
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N2001/028—Sampling from a surface, swabbing, vaporising

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Road Repair (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface from a moving vehicle. The system comprises a platform (12) which is mounted on a vehicle (10). The platform (12) is constructed to carry or have imbedded therein various sensors (18, 20, 22, and/or 24). These sensors (18, 20, 22, and/or 24) have access to the material to be sensed. These sensors (18, 20, 22, and/or 24) are connected, via a cable (30), to a display (28) which is capable of controlling, communicating with, and powering the sensors (18, 20, 22, and/or 24) as well as interpreting sensor data, and preferably includes display/input devices which can display information, accept outside input, store commands, and retrieve data.
CA2233689A 1995-10-06 1996-10-04 Surface material and condition sensing system Expired - Fee Related CA2233689C (en)

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CA002482691A CA2482691A1 (en) 1995-10-06 1996-10-04 Surface material and condition sensing system

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US494195P 1995-10-06 1995-10-06
US60/004,941 1995-10-06
US08/660,232 US5619193A (en) 1996-06-07 1996-06-07 Surface material and condition sensing system
US08/660,232 1996-06-07
PCT/US1996/015985 WO1997013234A1 (en) 1995-10-06 1996-10-04 Surface material and condition sensing system

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US6938829B2 (en) 1996-06-07 2005-09-06 John A. Doherty Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device
US7400267B1 (en) 1995-06-08 2008-07-15 Western Strategic Products, Llc Methods for determining need for treating a vehicle travel surface
US7839301B2 (en) 1995-06-08 2010-11-23 Western Strategic Products, Llc Surface condition sensing and treatment systems, and associated methods
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US6977597B2 (en) 1995-06-08 2005-12-20 Doherty John A Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system
US7400267B1 (en) 1995-06-08 2008-07-15 Western Strategic Products, Llc Methods for determining need for treating a vehicle travel surface
US7683804B2 (en) 1995-06-08 2010-03-23 Wester Strategic Products, LLC Methods for determining need for treating a vehicle travel surface
US7839301B2 (en) 1995-06-08 2010-11-23 Western Strategic Products, Llc Surface condition sensing and treatment systems, and associated methods
US6938829B2 (en) 1996-06-07 2005-09-06 John A. Doherty Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device
US6535141B1 (en) 1996-06-07 2003-03-18 John A. Doherty Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system
US11386782B2 (en) 2005-02-25 2022-07-12 Concaten, Inc. Maintenance decision support system and method for vehicular and roadside applications
US9864957B2 (en) 2007-06-29 2018-01-09 Concaten, Inc. Information delivery and maintenance system for dynamically generated and updated data pertaining to road maintenance vehicles and other related information
US10275724B2 (en) 2007-06-29 2019-04-30 Concaten, Inc. Information delivery and maintenance system for dynamically generated and updated data pertaining to road maintenance vehicles and other related information
US10733542B2 (en) 2007-06-29 2020-08-04 Concaten, Inc. Information delivery and maintenance system for dynamically generated and updated data pertaining to road maintenance vehicles and other related information
US11270231B2 (en) 2007-06-29 2022-03-08 Concaten, Inc. Information delivery and maintenance system for dynamically generated and updated data pertaining to road maintenance vehicles and other related information
US10352779B2 (en) 2008-01-03 2019-07-16 Concaten, Inc. Integrated rail efficiency and safety support system
US9989426B2 (en) 2008-01-03 2018-06-05 Concaten, Inc. Integrated rail efficiency and safety support system
US10008112B2 (en) 2010-06-02 2018-06-26 Concaten, Inc. Distributed maintenance decision and support system and method
US10410517B2 (en) 2010-06-02 2019-09-10 Concaten, Inc. Distributed maintenance decision and support system and method

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