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Granted Patent B2
US 12,163,823 · App. 17/613,128 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Weight estimation apparatus, weight estimation method, and computer-readable recording medium

Inventors: Yu Kiyokawa (Tokyo, JP); Shigeru Kasai (Tokyo, JP); Shohei Kinoshita (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G01G19/035G01P15/0802G01P2015/0865
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Patent No.
US 12,163,823
App. No.
17/613,128
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A weight estimation apparatus 1 includes: an impulsive force calculation unit 2 calculating an impulsive force using an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by the moving object (vehicle 27 ) moving through the structure, and a weight estimation unit 3 estimating a weight of the moving object using the impulsive force.

Claims (46)

1. A weight estimation apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

execute a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculate an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimate a weight of the moving object by using the impulsive force, a gravitational acceleration, and a unit time representing a window size used in the short-time Fourier transform.

2. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further executes the instructions to:

estimate the weight of the moving object by using the calculated impulsive force as an input to a regression model configured for estimating the weight of the moving object.

3. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response and an actual weight are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

4. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response, an actual weight and a velocity are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

5. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the acceleration response is measured at a position that is not easily affected by the natural vibration of the structure.

6. A weight estimation method performed by at least one computer processor, the method comprising:

executing a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculating an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimating a weight of the moving object by using the impulsive force, a gravitational acceleration, and a unit time representing a window size used in the short-time Fourier transform.

7. The weight estimation method according to claim 6 , wherein

in the estimating, estimating the weight of the moving object by using the calculated impulsive force as an input in to a regression model used configured for estimating the weight of the moving object.

8. The weight estimation method according to claim 7 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response and an actual weight are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

9. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response, an actual weight and a velocity are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

10. The weight estimation method according to claim 6 , wherein

the acceleration response is measured at a position that is not easily affected by the natural vibration of the structure.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for recording a program including instructions that cause a computer to perform operations comprising:

executing a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculating an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimating a weight of the moving object by using the impulsive force, a gravitational acceleration, and a unit time representing a window size used in the short-time Fourier transform.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein

in the estimating, estimating the weight of the moving object by using the calculated impulsive force as an input to a regression model configured for estimating the weight of the moving object.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response and an actual weight are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 12 , wherein

the regression model is generated using a predetermined data set for each of a plurality of sample moving objects, in which an acceleration response, an actual weight and a velocity are associated with each of the plurality of sample moving objects.

15. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the gravitational acceleration is measured by an acceleration measurement device and input to the weight estimation apparatus.

16. A weight estimation apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

execute a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculate an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimate the weight of the moving object by using the calculated impulsive force and a velocity of the moving object as an input in a regression model used for estimating the weight of the moving object.

17. The weight estimation apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the velocity of the moving object is measured by a velocity measurement device and input to the weight estimation apparatus.

18. A weight estimation method performed by at least one computer processor, the method comprising:

executing a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculating an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimating a weight of the moving object by using the impulsive force and a velocity of the moving object as an input in a regression model used for estimating the weight of the moving object.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for recording a program including instructions that cause a computer to perform operations comprising:

executing a short-time Fourier transform on an acceleration response indicating vibration generated in a structure by a moving object moving through the structure, and calculating an impulsive force using a result of the short-time Fourier transform; and

estimating a weight of the moving object by using the impulsive force and a velocity of the moving object as an input in a regression model used for estimating the weight of the moving object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: KIYOKAWA, YU; KASAI, SHIGERU; KINOSHITA, SHOHEI
To: NEC CORPORATION
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