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Equipment Quantity Product Name<br />

Air-Weigh Tractor Scale 6 Air-Weigh 5800 Series Tractor Scale<br />

Air-Weigh Trailer Scale 10 Air-Weigh 5800 Series Trailer Scale<br />

Weather Station 6 Vaisala Weather Transmitter WXT510<br />

VBOX 6 Racelogic VBOX II Lite<br />

<strong>Truck</strong> with J1939 Data 6 2005 Volvo VNL<br />

Bus<br />

eDAQ 6 SoMat eDAQ-lite<br />

Laptop Computer 1 ACER TravelMate 4202WLMi<br />

Notebook<br />

4. OVERVIEW OF SENSORS, LOCATION, AND COLLECTION METHODOLOGY<br />

Each of the six trucks is instrumented to access four sources of data (Air-<br />

Weigh, Weather Station, VBOX, and Vehicle Data Bus) connected to a<br />

central data storage unit - the eDAQ. Data is retrieved approximately biweekly<br />

from each eDAQ using a laptop computer. The following is an overview of<br />

each component of the system.<br />

4.1. Air-Weigh<br />

The Air-Weigh system measures steer, drive, and trailer axle weights through<br />

pressure measurements in the vehicle suspension system. It also provides<br />

serial numbers <strong>for</strong> tractor and trailer identification. The data from the Air-<br />

Weigh follows the J1708 communication protocol and is accessed by tapping<br />

into the display wiring in the dashboard fuse panel.<br />

The instrumented tractors and trailers are part of a drop-and-hook operation<br />

in which the trailer that is paired with a particular tractor often changes. The<br />

Air-Weigh trailer scale sends data to the tractor over existing power cables,<br />

eliminating the need <strong>for</strong> additional wiring connections during a trailer change.<br />

The six instrumented tractors are paired with trailers from a pool of about 150.<br />

ORNL does not have control over which trailer is paired with which tractor. To<br />

increase the chances that an instrumented trailer is paired with an<br />

instrumented tractor, four more trailers than tractors are instrumented with<br />

Air-Weigh trailer scales.<br />

D-9

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