US2006021445A1PendingUtilityA1

Load monitoring systems and methods

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Assignee: BBNT SOLUTIONS LLCPriority: Aug 26, 2002Filed: Jun 14, 2005Published: Feb 2, 2006
Est. expiryAug 26, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Douglas HannaDavid WhittemoreRichard Madden
B63B 21/502E21B 19/09G01L 1/14G01L 5/164G01L 5/165
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Abstract

A system ( 200 ) monitors a load associated with a load carrying member. The system ( 200 ) may include a voltage divider ( 240 ) and a computer device ( 250 ). The voltage divider ( 240 ) measures inductance associated with load sensing elements ( 210 ) that monitor the load carrying member. The computer device ( 250 ) determines displacements of the load sensing elements ( 210 ) based on the inductance associated with the load sensing elements ( 210 ) and determines the load associated with the load carrying member based on the displacements of the load sensing elements ( 210 ). The system may be designed to be portable and/or DC powered.

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1 . A system that monitors a load associated with a load carrying member, a plurality of load sensing elements that monitor the load carrying member, the system comprising: 
 a voltage divider configured to measure inductance associated with the load sensing elements; and    a computer device configured to: 
 determine displacements of the load sensing elements based on the inductance associated with the load sensing elements, and  
 determine the load associated with the load carrying member based on the displacements of the load sensing elements.  
   
   
   
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