Wheel localizer, wheel localization device, system, method and computer program for locating a position of a wheel

A wheel localizer for locating a position of at least one out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising

• a detector configured to provide an acceleration signal comprising information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle;
• an antilock braking system unit configured to provide a rotation signal comprising information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels;
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• a locator configured to receive the acceleration signal and the rotation signal and being further configured to provide a position signal comprising information related to the position of the at least one wheel based on the acceleration signal and the rotation signal.

A system for determining an acceleration of a wheel of a vehicle, comprising

• an acceleration sensor configured to determine information related to an acceleration of the wheel;
• a memory unit configured to store information related to the acceleration of the wheel;
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• a control unit configured to compare stored information related to a past acceleration of the wheel with recent information related to a recent acceleration of the wheel received from the acceleration sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the system in a standby mode when the stored information differs from the recent information by less than a predetermined threshold.

A method for locating a position of at least one out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:

• obtaining information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle;
• obtaining information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels;
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• determining the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels.

A computer program having a program code on a non-transitory media for performing, when the computer program is executed on a computer or on a processor, a method for locating a position of at least one out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:

• obtaining information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle;
• obtaining information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels;
• and
• determining the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels.