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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joseph F. Stanek, Northville, MI (US);

Jianbo Lu, Northville, MI (US);

Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Ryan Lee Baker, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Fling Finn Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Kelly Trost, Plymouth, MI (US);

David Scott Rohweder, Troy, MI (US);

Daniel Haakenson, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2637 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37351 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for identifying vehicle vibration includes receiving signals indicative of a vehicle vibration from one or more vehicle sensors while the vehicle is in operation. The method also includes determining a magnitude of the vehicle vibration at one or more target frequency bands. The method additionally includes determining whether the vehicle vibration is associated with one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the magnitude of the vehicle vibration at the one or more target frequency bands. The method further includes generating a diagnostic recommendation when the vehicle vibration is associated with the one or more wheels of the vehicle.


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