Patent ID: 11898888
Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement a method of determining a mass flow rate of a bulk material on a conveyor belt, comprising:
detecting at least a portion of radiation emitted towards the bulk material on the conveyor belt, the radiation having at least partially traversed the bulk material and the conveyor belt;
determining the mass flow rate of the bulk material based on the detected radiation;
storing at least one measured value equation, the measured value equation representing a relationship between the detected radiation and a mass flow; and
determining a correction equation based on at least one calibration measurement without bulk material on the conveyor belt, with which the measured value equation is corrected,
wherein the calibration measurement is performed after a belt of the conveyor belt is changed.