Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for measuring imbalance forces of a tire/hub assembly of vehicle during motion of the vehicle
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Application No.: US17221139Application Date: 2021-04-02
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Publication No.: US11287348B2Publication Date: 2022-03-29
- Inventor: Eric L. Canfield , David M. Scribner , Scott J. Soma , Robert P. Alston , David Fenimore , Zoe Kane , Rachel Foster , Meer Gujral , Joseph H. Cottingham , Saahas S. Yechuri , Aron Sun , Ethan Reiland , Anish Sudini , Amish Saini , William Liao , Rohan Epur , Ryan M. Larue , Brandon T. Fanti
- Applicant: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MD Towson
- Assignee: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC
- Current Assignee: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Towson
- Agency: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- Main IPC: G01M1/28
- IPC: G01M1/28 ; G01M17/02

Abstract:
An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle. A method for collecting measurement parameters related to imbalance forces of a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle during motion of the vehicle on a road surface by using the apparatus is also described.
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