Systems and methods for monitoring wheel assemblies
US12296621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P15/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel assembly of a vehicle (e.g., a forklift or another material-handling vehicle) is monitored to obtain information regarding the vehicle, including information regarding the wheel assembly, which may be indicative of how the vehicle including the wheel assembly is used (e.g., a duty cycle of the vehicle and/or the wheel assembly), a state (e.g., a degree of wear) of the wheel assembly, loading and shocks on the wheel assembly, and/or a state of an environment (e.g., environmental temperature, a profile, compliance, or other condition of an underlying surface beneath the wheel assembly), and which may be, for example, conveyed to a user (e.g., an operator of the vehicle), transmitted to a remote party (e.g., a provider), and/or used to control the vehicle (e.g., a speed of the vehicle). This may improve use, maintenance, safety and/or other aspects of the vehicle, including the wheel assembly.
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