Integration of sensor network and method of operation into a CTIS framework

A method of utilizing a network of sensorized components to analyze a driveline, comprising the steps of:

• providing a sensorized wheel hub in communication with a communication bus;
• providing a transmission speed sensor in communication with the communication bus;
• providing a controller in communication with the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor through the communication bus;
• collecting information from the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor;
• fusing the collected information using the controller to reconstruct a current operational state of the driveline;
• comparing a learned model of the driveline formed using previously collected information from the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor to the current operational state of the driveline;
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• determining if the current operational state of the driveline is free from undesired disturbances, wherein in the event that the driveline is free from undesired disturbances an estimation of the driveline torque is performed.

A method of utilizing a network of sensorized components to analyze a driveline, comprising the steps of:

• providing a communication bus;
• providing a sensorized wheel hub in communication with the communication bus;
• providing a transmission speed sensor in communication with the communication bus;
• providing a controller in communication with at least one of the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor;
• providing a learned model of the driveline formed using previously collected information from the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor;
• collecting information from at least one of the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor;
• and
• processing the information from at least one of the sensorized wheel hub and the transmission speed sensor using the controller to determine, based on the learned model of the driveline, an operational state of the driveline.