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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2023
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods for smart wheel implementations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a smart wheel system includes: a first plurality of modules attached to a circumferential surface of a wheel, wherein the first plurality of modules are interconnected with one another in a ring configuration that spans along the circumferential surface of the wheel, wherein the first plurality of modules includes: at least one energy harvesting (EH) module comprising at least one EH component configured to convert a force acting on the at least one EH component into at least one electrical signal; and at least one dummy cavity module comprising at least one electronic module, wherein the at least one EH module and the at least one dummy cavity module are each electrically coupled to an electrical interface coupled to the wheel.