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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Nvh Technology Llc, Coatesville, PA (US);
David A. Fenimore, Coatesville, PA (US);
Saptak Das, Downingtown, PA (US);
Rishi Kumar, Downingtown, PA (US);
Raj Methi, Paoli, PA (US);
Elijah Daniel Wright, West Chester, PA (US);
Eric L. Canfield, Downingtown, PA (US);
Robert P. Alston, Exton, PA (US);
Stephen T. Buchanan, Landenberg, PA (US);
NVH TECHNOLOGY LLC, Coatesville, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for detecting vibrational anomalies of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a first device and a second device. The first device is removably attachable to a wheel assembly of the vehicle and includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to remotely collect acceleration data, and a microcontroller. The second device is also removably attachable to the vehicle, but is not attached to any of the wheel assemblies. The second device is configured to collect vibrational data. The microcontroller is configured to receive the remotely collected acceleration data and the vibrational data from the respective first and second devices, analyze the acceleration data from the first device to determine whether a vibrational anomaly exists in the wheel assembly, analyze the vibrational data from the second device to determine whether a vibrational anomaly exists, and compare the analyzed acceleration data from the first device and the analyzed vibrational data from the second device to identify a potential source of vibrational anomaly in the vehicle. When the analyzed acceleration data from the first device determines that there is negligible vibrational anomaly from the wheel assembly and the analyzed vibrational data from the second device determines the existence of a vibrational anomaly, the comparison identifies that the potential source of vibrational anomaly in the vehicle is in a part of the vehicle other than the wheel assembly.