US 11,988,573 B1
Method for determining a location to place a mass on a wheel assembly
Rishi Kumar, Downingtown, PA (US); Saptak Das, 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); David A. Fenimore, Coatesville, PA (US); and Stephen T. Buchanan, Landenberg, PA (US)
Assigned to NVH TECHNOLOGY LLC, Coatesville, PA (US)
Filed by NVH Technology LLC, Coatesville, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/400,534.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/603,221, filed on Nov. 28, 2023.
Int. Cl. G01M 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 1/28 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining a location to place a mass on a wheel assembly, the method comprising:
(a) collecting a first set of acceleration data from a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMU's) that are mounted to a removably attachable object that is attached to a wheel of the vehicle in a manner that inhibits the object from coming off of the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion,
wherein the first set of acceleration data is collected while operating the vehicle at a first speed;
(b) using the first set of acceleration data to determine an offset between a center of the object and a bearing center of the wheel assembly;
(c) collecting a second set of acceleration data from the plurality of inertial measurement units (IMU's),
wherein the second set of acceleration data is collected while operating the vehicle at second speed that is greater than the first speed; and
(d) using the second set of acceleration data and the offset determined from the first set of acceleration data to determine the location to place the mass on a wheel assembly with respect to the bearing center of the wheel assembly.