Method for determining a magnitude of a mass to be placed on a wheel assembly using acceleration data

US12332136B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NVH TECHNOLOGY LLC · US

Inventors

• Saptak Das · Downingtown, US
• Rishi Kumar · New York, US
• Raj Methi · Paoli, US
• Elijah Daniel Wright · West Chester, US
• Eric L. Canfield · Downingtown, US
• Robert P. Alston · Exton, US
• David A. Fenimore · Coatesville, US
• Stephen T. Buchanan · Landenberg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2023
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F17/16
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is provided for determining a magnitude of a mass to be placed on a wheel assembly using data from one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's). The one or more IMU's are mounted to a removably attachable object that is 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 motion. Each of the IMU's include an accelerometer. A set of acceleration data is collected from the one or more IMU's while the vehicle is in motion. The acceleration data is applied to a predictive model to determine the magnitude of the mass.