Patent ID: 7305324

Claim:
An asset identification and information infrastructure management (AI3M) device comprising, a) at least one automated identification technology system (AIT), b) at least one Transportation Coordinators' Automated Information for Movements System II (TC-AIMS II), c) at least one weigh-in-motion system (WIM-II), further comprising: 1) at least one set of transducer pads, each pad having at least one transducer group with transducers positioned essentially perpendicular to the direction of travel, each transducer group positioned at a pre-defined distance from each other in a direction essentially parallel to the direction of travel; 2) at least one pad microcomputer on each transducer pad, said pad microcomputer using a means for calculating first output signal indicative of weight, second output signal indicative of time, and third output signal indicative of speed; 3) at least one host microcomputer in electronic communication with each pad microcomputer, said host microcomputer using a means for calculating at least one unknown selected from the group consisting of individual tire weight, individual axle weight, axle spacing, speed profile, longitudinal center of balance, and transverse center of balance; 4) a network communication system for transferring data between said pad microcomputer and said host microcomputer. d) at least one Automated Air Load Planning system (AALPS), wherein said AIT is in electronic communication with said TC-AIMS II, said TC-AIMS II is in electronic communication with said AALPS, and said WIM-II is in electronic communication with said AIT, said TC-AIMS II and said AALPS.