Abstract: A bin volume predictor can receive data characterizing measurements of a temperature at a plurality of temperature sensors of a temperature sensor cable that is positioned to extend along a height of the storage bin in an interior of the storage bin and data characterizing measurements of an ambient temperature of an exterior of the storage bin. The bin volume predictor identifies, based on the measured temperature for temperature sensors in the interior of the storage bin, a topmost covered temperature sensor of the temperature sensor cable. Moreover, the bin volume predictor determines, based on the identified topmost covered temperature sensor, an amount of material stored in the storage bin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 31, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 18, 2023
Assignee:
DEVICESOLUTIONS
Inventors:
Keith William Anderson, Mark Adam Bednasz, Wilson Christopher Lamb, Anthony James Sammarco, Andrew Alden Spear, Robert Charles Witter