System and method for stemming a wheel

A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations including:

• receiving data associated with an applied axial force along an installation axis of a stemming device including a force transducer that supports a tire-wheel assembly valve;
• recording the received data throughout an act of the stemming device inserting the tire-wheel assembly valve through a valve hole of a wheel;
• comparing the recorded data against a data signature;
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• determining if the tire-wheel assembly valve is adequately or inadequately installed within the valve hole of the wheel based on comparing the recorded data against the data signature.

A stemming system comprising:

• a computing device including data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, wherein the data processing hardware includes a transmitter and a receiver;
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• a stemming device communicatively-coupled to the computing device, wherein the stemming device includes a base portion and a valve-engaging portion, wherein the valve-engaging portion includes a transducer configured to obtain a measurement communicated to the receiver of the computing device, wherein the measurement is associated with at least one physical parameter related to installation of a tire-wheel assembly valve to a wheel,
• wherein the data processing hardware is configured to (i) analyze a data signature associated with the measurement and (ii) determine if the valve has been adequately or inadequately installed by the stemming device.

A stemming system comprising:

• a computing device including data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, wherein the data processing hardware includes a transmitter and a receiver;
• a stemming device communicatively-coupled to the computing device, wherein the stemming device includes a base portion and a valve-engaging portion, wherein the valve-engaging portion includes a transducer that obtains a measurement communicated to the receiver of the computing device, wherein the measurement is at least one physical parameter associated with installing a tire-wheel assembly valve to a wheel by the valve-engaging portion throughout a process of disposing the valve within a valve hole of the wheel;
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• means for analyzing a data signature associated with the measurement for determining if the valve has been adequately or inadequately installed by the stemming device.