US 11,783,851 B2
Multi-sensor devices and systems for evaluating vehicle conditions
Philip Schneider, Amherst, NY (US); Michael Pokora, Tonawanda, NY (US); Livio Forte, III, Lloyd Harbor, NY (US); Margaret Donnelly, Buffalo, NY (US); Shawn Galante, Depew, NY (US); and Marc LaBelle, Buffalo, NY (US)
Assigned to ACV Auctions Inc., Buffalo, NY (US)
Filed by ACV Auctions Inc., Buffalo, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/87,385.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,558, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,534, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204461 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. G01M 13/028 (2019.01); G01M 15/02 (2006.01); G01M 15/12 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 15/12 (2013.01) [G01M 13/028 (2013.01); G01M 15/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A mobile vehicle diagnostic device (MVDD) for acquiring data about a vehicle at least in part during operation of the vehicle, the mobile vehicle diagnostic device comprising:
a housing configured to be mechanically coupled to the vehicle so that, when the housing is mechanically coupled to the vehicle, vibration generated by the vehicle during its operation causes the housing to vibrate;
a plurality of acoustic sensors disposed within the housing and configured to acquire sound generated by the vehicle during its operation, the plurality of acoustic sensors oriented in different directions; and
at least one vibration sensor disposed within the housing and configured to sense vibration in the housing caused by the operation of the vehicle.