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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:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Celia Cintas, Nairobi, KE;

Michael S. Gordon, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Komminist Weldemariam, Ottawa, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2006.01); G01P 7/00 (2006.01); G01P 3/38 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G01H 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2013.01); B60C 19/00 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G01H 17/00 (2013.01); G01P 3/38 (2013.01); G01P 7/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 10/1095 (2013.01); B60C 2019/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method includes vehicle-mounted sensors continuously detecting vehicle speed and vehicle tire and steering vibrations; a processor implementing a machine-learning program that continuously monitors signals from the vehicle-mounted sensors and compares detected vehicle tire and steering vibrations to upper bounds corresponding to detected vehicle speed; and the processor alerting a vehicle driver that wheel or tire service is required based on the detected vehicle tire and steering vibrations exceeding the upper bounds. An exemplary apparatus includes a vehicle; tires mounted to the vehicle; a speed sensor mounted to the vehicle; a vibration sensor mounted to the vehicle; and a processor connected in communication with the speed sensor and the vibration sensor. The processor is adapted to implement any of the method steps above.


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