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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Xavier Huchard, Pont du Chateau, FR;
Philippe Corniot, Enval, FR;
Thierry Penot, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Xavier Huchard, Pont du Chateau, FR;
Philippe Corniot, Enval, FR;
Thierry Penot, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Compagne Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
TRW Automotive U.S., LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of identifying a position of a wheel of a vehicle includes: providing, in at least one wheel of the vehicle, a device with at least one magnetic sensor with a maximum sensitivity axis; starting up the vehicle; measuring at terminals of each magnetic sensor a signal representative of magnetic flux time variations during rotation of the wheel; determining a characteristic quantity of the signal; comparing the characteristic quantity to a given threshold; and determining, according to a comparison result, a front or rear location of the wheel.