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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Leroy G. Hagenbuch, Peoria Heights, IL (US);
LeRoy G. Hagenbuch, Peoria Heights, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for estimating the effective volumetric capacity of a truck body includes establishing a side-to-side profile of a generic load model by extending load side lines upward at a predetermined material angle of repose from the upper edge of the side walls of the truck body and a front-to-rear profile by extending a front load line upward from the upper edge of the front wall and a rear load line upward from at or near a rear edge of the floor at the predetermined material angle of repose. Load plateau lines having predetermined dimensions are established and the height of the plateau lines is determined. A top profile of the generic load is then created and the shape of the load plateau is adjusted into a closed curve shape. A final three-dimensional generic load model is formed and the volume of the load model is calculated.