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US 10,852,423 B2Granted
Vehicle-mounted wave transmission and wave response reception
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorJohn Suarez
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described that relate to wave transmission from a vehicle, and reception of a response to the transmitted wave. A vehicle wheel can include a sensor that transmits a radio wave in front of the vehicle. The radio wave can reflect off a non-uniformity, such as a speed bump or pothole, and be returned to the sensor. A controller can compare the transmitted wave against the returned wave to identify the existence of the non-uniformity.
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A system, comprising:
- a transmission component configured to transmit a radio wave;
- a reception component configured to receive a response to the radio wave, the response being a reflection of the radio wave;
- a comparison component configured to make a comparison of the transmitted radio wave against the response radio wave to produce a comparison result;
- a determination component configured to make a determination if the comparison result meets a threshold;
- a notification component configured to cause a notification to be issued when the determination is that the comparison result meets the threshold;
- a housing configured to retain the transmission component and the reception component;
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- a mount configured to physically couple the housing of a wheel of a vehicle such that when the wheel rotates the housing correspondingly rotates,
- where the transmission component is configured to transmit the radio wave when the housing is in a first rotational position,
- where the reception component is configured to receive the response to the radio wave when the housing is in a second rotational position,
- where the first rotational position is different from the second rotational position, and
- where the comparison component is configured to make the comparison while compensating for the difference between the first rotational position and the second rotational position.
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A system, comprising:
- a comparison component configured to make a comparison between a transmitted radio wave against a response radio wave to produce a comparison result;
- a determination component configured to make a determination if the comparison result meets a threshold;
- a notification component configured to cause a notification to be issued when the determination is that the comparison result meets the threshold;
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- an adjustment component configured to make an adjustment to the response radio wave to produce an adjusted response radio wave and to make an adjustment to the transmitted radio wave to produce an adjusted transmission radio wave,
- where the transmitted radio wave is transmitted from a housing coupled to a rotational portion of a vehicle wheel,
- where the reflection is from the radio wave encountering a non-uniformity of a surface upon which the vehicle travels,
- where the transmission component is configured to transmit the radio wave when the housing is in a first rotational position,
- where the reception component is configured to receive the response to the radio wave when the housing is in a second rotational position,
- where the first rotational position is different from the second rotational position, and
- where the adjustment adjusts the transmitted radio wave, the reflected radio wave, or a combination thereof to compensate for the difference between the first rotational position and the second rotational position.
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