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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Adrian Baker, Charleston, IL (US);
Timothy D. Williams, Gilbertville, IA (US);
Stephen H. Malehorn, Charleston, IL (US);
Craig L. Snyder, North Hero, VT (US);
Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation, Mattoon, IL (US);
Abstract
A pavement temperature monitoring system ( ) is used on paver vehicle ( ) that is capable of forming a pavement material mat ( ) upon abase surface ( ), as paver vehicle ( ) travels generally in a single direction. A temperature sensor ( ) can be either a thermal imager, a thermal scanner, or a thermal imager operating in line “scan” mode. The temperature sensor ( ) is mounted on a rear end ( ) of the paver vehicle ( ) in such a way that the entire width of the formed mat can be scanned or imaged. A display device ( ) is capable of receiving a plurality of electrical signals from the thermal scanner generating and displaying a graphical image ( ) of the formed mat temperature profile.