System and method for measuring grain cart weight

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PATENT NO 9983048
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14542572

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A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons.

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BITSTRATA SYSTEMS INC101-116 RESEARCH DR SASKATOON S7N 3R3

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Lockerbie, Michael David Saskatoon, CA 26 203
Meier, Ian Robert Saskatoon, CA 28 224

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