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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ROAD QUALITY

  • US 20150183440A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2012
  • Published: 07/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring road quality using a device comprising an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining, by the electronic circuit, a geographic location of a vehicle comprising the electronic circuit;

    monitoring, by the electronic circuit, at least one sensor signal that corresponds to road quality;

    determining, by the electronic circuit, a road quality indication of the geographic location based on the at least one sensor signal;

    wherein obtaining the geographic location is performed using a global positioning system (GPS);

    wherein the at least one sensor signal is generated by at least one of a suspension sensor, strut sensor, shock sensor, a horizontal displacement sensor, and a vertical displacement sensor;

    transmitting, by the electronic circuit, the geographic location and the road quality indication to a server;

    receiving, by the electronic circuit, information updates from the server comprising an average road quality indicia based on a plurality of road quality indications from a plurality of vehicles;

    comparing, by the electronic circuit, the average road quality indicia to the road quality indication obtained in the determining step; and

    ,if the average road quality indicia differs from the obtained road quality indication by more than a predetermined amount, indicating, by the electronic circuit, a potential problem with the at least one sensor signal.

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