Concrete drum control, property prediction, and monitoring systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11806896
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17462621

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A drum control system includes a mixture sensor and a controller. The mixture sensor is configured to be positioned within a drum to engage with drum contents to facilitate acquiring drum contents data indicative of a property of the drum contents. The controller is configured to control a drive system to rotate the drum at a first, unmixed speed following receipt of the drum contents by the drum where the drum contents including ingredients of a concrete mixture; acquire the drum contents data from the mixture sensor and monitor the property of the drum contents as the drum rotates; and control the drive system to rotate the drum at a second, mixed speed in response to determining that the property of the drum contents indicates that the ingredients have been sufficiently mixed.

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OSHKOSH CORPORATIONP O BOX 2566 2307 OREGON STREET OSHKOSH WI 54902-2566

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clifton, Cody Oshkosh, US 22 598
Datema, Bryan S Rochester, US 39 1222
Wei, Zhenyi Oshkosh, US 60 1252
Yakes, Christopher K Oshkosh, US 73 6973

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