Method of determining a left-or-right side installation position of a trailer wheel

A method of determining a left side installation position of a trailer wheel of a trailer or a right side installation position of a trailer wheel of the trailer, the trailer being connected to a tow vehicle, the method comprising:

• within a time interval, determining a number of rotations of the trailer wheel using an acceleration sensor of the trailer wheel;
• within the time interval, determining a number of rotations of a left side tow vehicle wheel of the tow vehicle using an anti-lock brakes (ABS) sensor or electronic stability control (ESC) sensor of the left side tow vehicle wheel;
• within the time interval, determining a number of rotations of a right side tow vehicle wheel of the tow vehicle using an ABS sensor or ESC sensor of the right side tow vehicle wheel;
• transmitting the determined number of rotations of the trailer wheel, the determined number of rotations of the left side tow vehicle wheel and the determined number of rotations of the right side tow vehicle wheel to a receiver located in the tow vehicle configured to monitor wheel-specific data of the trailer wheel;
• determining, by the receiver, an angle between a longitudinal axis of the trailer and a longitudinal axis of the tow vehicle during the time interval;
• determining, by the receiver, a first correspondence between the number of rotations of the trailer wheel and the number of rotations of the left side tow vehicle wheel when the angle between the longitudinal axis of the trailer and the longitudinal axis of the tow vehicle is above a predetermined threshold angle;
• determining, by the receiver, a second correspondence between the number of rotations of the trailer wheel and the number of rotations of the right side tow vehicle wheel when the angle between the longitudinal axis of the trailer and the longitudinal axis of the tow vehicle is above the predetermined threshold angle;
• determining, by the receiver, the left side installation position of the trailer wheel or the right side installation position of the trailer wheel based on the first correspondence and the second correspondence;
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• updating the wheel-specific data of the trailer wheel in the receiver based on the determination of the left side installation position of the trailer wheel or the right side installation position of the trailer wheel.