---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000000870"
title: "Belt tension measurement system"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:31.251593Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000870"
categories:
  - "sensors-controls-machine-vision/force-and-pressure-sensing"
keywords:
  - "g01l5/10"
  - "e01c2301/00"
  - "e01c23/127"
---

# Belt tension measurement system

## Abstract

A cold planer includes a conveyor system having a conveyor belt, a frame, and a roller rotatably coupled to the frame, a motor coupled to the conveyor belt and configured to drive the conveyor belt, a tension screw coupled between the roller and the frame, a tension sensor configured to measure the tension on the conveyor belt, and a controller communicably coupled with the tension sensor and the motor. The controller is configured to receive the tension from the tension sensor and calculate, based on the tension from the tension sensor, a mass flow rate of material on the conveyor belt.