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Autolocation of all tire ID's on a multi-axle vehicle

  • US 8,463,491 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2007
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically determining wheel mounting locations of tires mounted on a vehicle, each tire containing a shape change sensitive sensor associated with a unique identification, comprising:

  • directing the vehicle along a predetermined travel path;

    providing a designed cleat array of tire shape change inducing obstacles along the predetermined travel path;

    gathering data indicative of a cleat waveform from each sensor;

    associating gathered data with the individual sensor'"'"'s unique identification; and

    analyzing the gathered data combined with knowledge of a geometry of the cleat array to determine the mounting location of one or more tires on the vehicle.

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