A wheel impact sensing system of a vehicle includes at least one sensor measuring an acceleration of a vehicle wheel resulting from an impact to the vehicle wheel. A processor determines a severity of the impact to the vehicle wheel as function of the acceleration measurement. An output device alerts a driver to potential damage of the vehicle wheel based on the determined impact severity to the vehicle wheel.
WHEEL IMPACT SENSING AND DRIVER WARNING SYSTEM
2016-09-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte |