Hive Body Stack Weight Estimate
Sum disjoint hive/stand component masses and vertical center of mass; component heights are centers, not box dimensions, and tipping/handling safety is not certified.
Description
Total hive-stack mass and vertical center of mass summarize a component inventory.
Total hive-stack mass and vertical center of mass summarize a component inventory. Center heights describe where each component's mass acts, not the height of its bounding box.1
Sum disjoint hive/stand component masses and vertical center of mass; component heights are centers, not box dimensions, and tipping/handling safety is not certified.
When to use Hive Body Stack Weight Estimate
Use this tool to sum disjoint hive/stand component masses and vertical center of mass; component heights are centers, not box dimensions, and tipping/handling safety is not certified.
Prepare the hive, sample or operating measurements and any supplied target values. Confirm units, timing and whether counts or masses refer to the same population or batch.
How to use Hive Body Stack Weight Estimate and understand its results
- Prepare the hive, sample or operating measurements and any supplied target values. Confirm units, timing and whether counts or masses refer to the same population or batch.
- Enter componentMassesKg, componentCounts, componentCenterHeightsM, standMassKg, standCenterHeightM using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read totalStackMassKg, verticalCenterOfMassM. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| componentMassesKg | Component masses kg | list of number | Required |
| componentCounts | Component counts | list of number | Required |
| componentCenterHeightsM | Component center heights m | list of number | Required |
| standMassKg | Stand mass kg | number | Required |
| standCenterHeightM | Stand center height m | number | Required |
Pair nonnegative component masses and center heights with nonnegative integer counts, plus nonnegative stand mass and center height. Total mass must be positive. Return summed kg and mass-weighted vertical center in m.
Paired lists must be nonempty and have equal lengths.
totalMass = stand + Σ(count_i mass_i); center = [standMass standHeight + Σ(count_i mass_i height_i)]/totalMass Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| totalStackMassKg | Total stack mass kg | number |
| verticalCenterOfMassM | Vertical center of mass m | number |
{
"input": {
"componentMassesKg": [
2,
3
],
"componentCounts": [
1,
2
],
"componentCenterHeightsM": [
0.1,
0.4
],
"standMassKg": 1,
"standCenterHeightM": 0.05
},
"output": {
"totalStackMassKg": 9,
"verticalCenterOfMassM": 0.2944444444444445
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Components must be disjoint and heights use a common origin. Tipping, anchorage, structural strength and handling safety are not determined from these two quantities.
Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Numeric lists are limited to 100,000 entries; the rules above may require smaller limits. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
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References
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Hive Body Stack Weight Estimate — tool.io
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