Wireless tilt sensor system and method

A wireless sensor system for monitoring position of a component of a vehicle, the wireless sensor system comprising:

• a sensor module for monitoring position of the component on which the sensor module is mounted, the sensor module having a power source and a sensor connected to the power source, the sensor module wirelessly transmitting data indicative of the component's position when the component is in a desired position;
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• a transceiver module that receives data transmitted from the sensor module to determine whether the component is in the desirable position, the transceiver having a power connector that receives power from the vehicle and a user indicator for generating an alert indicative of the component's position, wherein the transceiver module causes the user indicator to generate the alert where the component is not in the desirable position or where no data is received from the sensor module;
• wherein the transceiver module monitors voltage fluctuation of the vehicle to determine when the vehicle starts via voltage drop, and wherein position of the component is automatically determined when the vehicle starts.

A wireless sensor system for monitoring position of a component of a vehicle, the wireless sensor system comprising:

• a sensor module for monitoring position of the component on which the sensor module is mounted, the sensor module having a power source and a sensor connected to the power source, the sensor module wirelessly transmitting data indicative of the component's position when the component is in a desired position;
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• a transceiver module that receives data transmitted from the sensor module to determine whether the component is in the desirable position, the transceiver having a power connector that receives power from the vehicle and a user indicator for generating an alert indicative of the component's position, wherein the transceiver module causes the user indicator to generate the alert where the component is not in the desirable position or where no data is received from the sensor module;
• wherein the transceiver module monitors position of the component via data transmitted from the sensor module before the vehicle has been started;
• and wherein the transceiver module monitors voltage fluctuation of the vehicle and, upon detecting vehicle voltage drop, determines that the vehicle has been started.