CPC E01H 5/098 (2013.01) [E01H 5/045 (2013.01); G01F 1/05 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A snow blower comprising:
an auger housing;
an auger rotatably positioned within the auger housing and configured to blow snow;
a shaft attached to the auger and the auger housing;
a chute attached to the auger housing and configured to direct the snow blown by the auger away from the snow blower; and
at least one sensor configured to detect;
a rotational speed of the auger or the shaft; and
a load, torque, and/or thrust on the shaft or the auger housing, wherein data collected by the at least one sensor is used to determine an instantaneous flow rate of snow.
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