Patent ID: 8364439

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising: obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle using a vehicle identifying system; obtaining vehicle loading data; measuring a center of mass of the vehicle using a weight scale system to obtain an actual center of mass position of the vehicle; and executing, on the one or more processors of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to: predict a center of mass position of the vehicle using the obtained vehicle loading data and the obtained weight distribution data of the vehicle; compare the actual center of mass position of the vehicle with the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle; and provide an error signal if the actual center of mass position of the vehicle departs from the predicted center of mass position of the vehicle by at least a predetermined threshold, the error signal being representative of concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in the vehicle.