METHOD FOR MEASURING VOLUMES OF ROUND TIMBER PILES IN LIMITED VOLUME OF VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC G01B21/02 G01F17/00 G01N33/46 

FIELD: woodworking industry.

SUBSTANCE: measurement method relates to the woodworking industry and can be used to calculate the volume of wood in a limited space. Method of measuring the volumes of round timber piles includes measuring the volume of the cargo platform of the vehicle V_m by measuring the height, length and width of the platform, loading assortments of the same rock according to the "butt-top" scheme in uniform rows, at that, the centre of the extreme lateral logs lying on top should not be higher than the vehicle platform posts, and the length of the logs should not exceed the vehicle platform dimensions, calculating the wood content factor K_wc, taking into account the type of wood and the type, size and purpose of the round assortment in accordance with the vehicle parameters, and calculating the volume of the stock pile of assortment V_ST loaded onto the vehicle as the product of the volume of the cargo platform of the vehicle and the full wood ratio.

EFFECT: providing elimination of discrepancy in calculation of volume of wood presented by supplier and calculated by product receiver, by application of calculations based on volume of vehicle, taking into account a specific type of wood, purpose of assortment and coefficient of wood content.

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