Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotatable smart wheel systems and methods
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Application No.: US16366960Application Date: 2019-03-27
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Publication No.: US11560022B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Rakesh Sethi
- Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: B60R16/03
- IPC: B60R16/03 ; B60C11/24 ; G01B17/02 ; G01C5/06 ; G07C5/08

Abstract:
This application relates generally to sensor systems and, more particularly, relates to systems and methods for management of smart wheel sensors that collect actionable sensor data from a rotatable component of a vehicle's wheel. In certain embodiments, a system includes a vehicle body; a rotatable component configured to rotate relative to the vehicle body; an energy harvesting component disposed along a circumference of the rotatable component, wherein the energy harvesting component is configured to generate electric power based on a force to the rotatable component; a sensor configured to produce sensor data by using the electric power while disposed on the rotatable component; and at least one processor disposed within the vehicle body, the at least one processor configured to perform an action within the vehicle body based on a parameter value meeting a threshold value, wherein the parameter value is based on the sensor data.
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