Method for determining vibrational anomalies of a vehicle

US11480491B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC · US

Inventors

• Eric L. Canfield · Downingtown, US
• Robert P. Alston · Exton, US
• David M. Scribner · Pinckney, US
• Melody Gao · Downingtown, US
• Andrew Babala · Glenmoore, US
• Kevin Codd · Downingtown, US
• David A. Fenimore · Coatesville, US
• Ryan Mendenhall · Coatesville, US
• Kavish V. Sani · Chester Springs, US
• Rishi Kumar · New York, US
• Savar R. Amin · Malvern, US
• Pablo A. Rodriguez · South Coatesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 14, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01M1/225
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is disclosed for determining vibrational anomalies of a vehicle. An object is removably attached to a wheel of the vehicle in a manner that inhibits the object from coming off of the vehicle when the vehicle is in operation. The object includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the object and configured to measure parameters that are used for calculating the vibrational anomalies when the vehicle is in operation. Motion data captured by the one or more IMU's is collected. The collected motion data is processed to determine the presence of one or more vibrational anomalies of the vehicle. A recommended corrective action to be taken is determined when the result of the processed data indicates the presence of one or more vibrational anomalies of the vehicle.