The present disclosure relates to a system 1 for detecting the presence of a road wheel W disposed on a vehicle 5. The system includes an ultrasonic transmitter (47, figure 5) for transmitting an ultrasonic signal; and an ultrasonic receiver for receiving the ultrasonic signal transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic receiver being configured to output a first signal. A control unit is provided having one or more controller (64, figure 7). The one or more controller is configured to receive and process the first signal to determine the presence or absence of the road wheel. The one or more controller is configured to output a road wheel status signal in dependence on a determination that the road wheel is absent. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle; a vehicle control unit; and a method of detecting the presence of a road wheel.
Method and apparatus for monitoring a vehicle wheel
2021-03-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Wheel monitoring device, wheel, vehicle and vehicle monitoring method
European Patent Office | 2023
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