Modular mounting apparatus for determining vehicle vibrational anomalies

An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a lug nut of a wheel of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a data collection device that is removably attachable to the lug nut, the data collection device including:

• (a) an enclosure including a motion measurement sensor housed therein configured to measure parameters that are used for calculating vibrational anomalies of the vehicle;
• and
• (b) a mounting mechanism that is removably attached to the enclosure including the motion measurement sensor housed therein, the mounting mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end,
• the proximal end of the mounting mechanism having a fixative for removably attaching the mounting mechanism to the enclosure including the motion measurement sensor housed therein, wherein the fixative is immobile with respect to the enclosure immediately upon attachment to the enclosure including the motion measurement sensor housed therein, the fixative thereby not requiring further movement with respect to the enclosure including the motion measurement sensor housed therein immediately upon attachment to the enclosure including the motion measurement sensor housed therein, and
• the distal end of the mounting mechanism being a vehicle mounting interface configured to allow the data collection device to be removably attached to the lug nut, and
• wherein a longitudinal axis of the enclosure and a longitudinal axis of the mounting mechanism are both configured to be coincident with a longitudinal axis of the lug nut when the apparatus is removably attached to the lug nut.