DETERMINATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF SENSED VEHICLE DATA FOR COMPUTING VEHICLE SPEED
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1. A system for determining vehicle speed comprising:
- a sensor mounted on a wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle for sensing centripetal acceleration of said wheel and generating a signal indicative of the sensed centripetal acceleration, the sensor arranged to wirelessly transmit the signal; and
all electronic control unit mounted on the vehicle and arranged to receive the signal and determine the speed of the vehicle based on the sensed centripetal acceleration.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for determining vehicle speed. The system has a sensor mounted on a wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle for sensing centripetal acceleration of said wheel. The sensor generates a signal indicative of the sensed centripetal acceleration, and is arranged to wirelessly transmit the signal. The system additionally has an electronic control unit mounted on the vehicle. The electronic control unit is arranged to receive the signal and determine the speed of the vehicle based on the sensed centripetal acceleration.
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1. A system for determining vehicle speed comprising:
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a sensor mounted on a wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle for sensing centripetal acceleration of said wheel and generating a signal indicative of the sensed centripetal acceleration, the sensor arranged to wirelessly transmit the signal; and all electronic control unit mounted on the vehicle and arranged to receive the signal and determine the speed of the vehicle based on the sensed centripetal acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle having a system for displaying vehicle speed, the system comprising:
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a display unit mounted on the vehicle for receiving and displaying vehicle speed; a wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle for facilitating vehicle movement relative to a road surface; a sensor mounted on the wheel for sensing centripetal acceleration of said wheel and generating a signal indicative of the sensed centripetal acceleration; and an electronic control unit mounted on the vehicle for wirelessly receiving the signal for computing speed of the vehicle in response to the sensed centripetal acceleration, and for transmitting the computed speed to the vehicle speed display unit, wherein the vehicle speed is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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