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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Aaron Keith Baughman, Cary, NC (US);
Jessica Nahulan, Vaughan, CA;
Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Carolina Garcia Delgado, Zapopan, MX;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system includes a scanning module, a force distribution module, and an unbalance prediction module. The scanning module generates a 3D model of a pile of material during a loading process and continuously updates the 3D model as at least one additional layer of material is added. The force distribution module compares the 3D model prior to depositing the at least one additional layer to the 3D model after depositing the at least one additional layer identifies at least one void space in the pile of material. The force distribution module further determines at least one force vector having a respective magnitude corresponding to the pile of material. The unbalance prediction module determines an unbalanced state of the pile of material based on the least one force vector and the at least one void space, and performs a corrective action on the pile of material that removes the unbalanced state.