Wheel localizer, wheel localization device, system, method and computer program for locating a position of a wheel
First Claim
1. A system for locating a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
- a detector configured to obtain information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle;
an antilock braking system unit configured to obtain information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels; and
a locator configured to determine the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels.
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Abstract
Embodiments can provide a system, a wheel localizer, a wheel localization device, a method or a computer program for locating a position of wheel and/or for determining an acceleration of a wheel of a vehicle. The system for locating a position of at least one out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle includes a detector configured to obtain information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle and an antilock braking system unit configured to obtain information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels. The system further includes a locator configured to determine the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for locating a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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a detector configured to obtain information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle; an antilock braking system unit configured to obtain information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels; and a locator configured to determine the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wheel localizer for locating a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising
a detector configured to provide an acceleration signal comprising information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle; -
an antilock braking system unit configured to provide a rotation signal comprising information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels; and a locator configured to receive the acceleration signal and the rotation signal and being further configured to provide a position signal comprising information related to the position of the at least one wheel based on the acceleration signal and the rotation signal, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wheel localization device for locating a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising
one or more inputs configured to receive a first signal comprising information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle and configured to receive one or more second signals comprising information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels obtained from an antilock braking system unit; - and
an output configured to provide an output signal comprising information related to the position of the wheel, wherein the output signal is based on the first signal comprising the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle and on the one or more second signals comprising the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system for determining an acceleration of a wheel of a vehicle, comprising
an acceleration sensor configured to determine information related to an acceleration of the wheel; -
a memory unit configured to store information related to the acceleration of the wheel; and a control unit configured to compare stored information related to a past acceleration of the wheel with recent information related to a recent acceleration of the wheel received from the acceleration sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the system in a standby mode when the stored information differs from the recent information by less than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method for locating, via a wheel localizer, a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining, via the wheel localizer, information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle; obtaining, via the wheel localizer from an antilock braking unit, information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels; and determining, via the wheel localizer, the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program having a program code on a non-transitory media for performing, when the computer program is executed on a computer or on a processor, a method for locating a position of at least one wheel out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle; obtaining information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels; and determining the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels, wherein the position comprises a wheel location from among the plurality of wheels.
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