SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TAMPERING
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheel assemblies;
a plurality of wheel assembly sensors, each associated with a respective wheel assembly of the plurality of wheel assemblies, wherein each of the wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce acceleration data and pressure data associated with its associated wheel assembly; and
a wheel assembly tampering module, including a processor, communicatively coupled to the plurality of wheel assembly sensors, the wheel assembly tampering module configured to produce an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on the acceleration data.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes two or more wheel assemblies, each having a wheel assembly sensor. Each of the wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce acceleration data and pressure data associated with its associated wheel assembly. A wheel assembly tampering module communicatively coupled to the plurality of wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on at the acceleration data and the pressure data. Inclination data and signal strength data (associated with each of the wheel assembly sensors) may also be used to determine wheel assembly tampering.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of wheel assemblies; a plurality of wheel assembly sensors, each associated with a respective wheel assembly of the plurality of wheel assemblies, wherein each of the wheel assembly sensors is configured to produce acceleration data and pressure data associated with its associated wheel assembly; and a wheel assembly tampering module, including a processor, communicatively coupled to the plurality of wheel assembly sensors, the wheel assembly tampering module configured to produce an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on the acceleration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wheel assembly tampering module comprising:
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a processor; a storage device communicatively coupled to the processor, the storage device storing computer-readable software instructions configured to instruct the processor to; receive acceleration data and pressure data produced by a plurality of wheel assembly sensors; receive inclination data produced by a vehicle inclination sensor; determine signal strength data associated with a plurality of transmitters, each associated with a respective wheel assembly sensor; and produce an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on the acceleration data, the pressure data, the signal strength data, and the inclination data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining tampering of a wheel assembly of a vehicle having a plurality of wheel assemblies, the method comprising:
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receiving acceleration data associated with the movement of the plurality of wheel assemblies; receiving pressure data associated with the pressure of the plurality of wheel assemblies; receiving inclination data associated with an inclination angle of the vehicle; determining signal strength data associated with a plurality of transmitters, each associated with a respective wheel assembly sensor; and producing an output indicative of wheel assembly tampering based on the acceleration data, the pressure data, the signal strength data, and the inclination data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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