Method and system for detecting the position of sensors associated to wheels of a vehicle

A method for detecting a position of a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is associated with a respective wheel of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• during a determined time window by each sensor, wirelessly transmitting a respective time sequence of packets, wherein each packet comprises a respective identification code of the sensor;
• receiving by at least one receiver from each sensor, during the determined time window, at least one respective sub-group of the packets of the respective time sequence, wherein the at least one receiver comprises a respective antenna installed on the vehicle in a determined position;
• determining a respective first number representative of an overall number of packets of the respective sub-group for each sensor;
• determining a respective second number representative of an overall number of packets of the respective time sequence of packets for each sensor;
• calculating a respective parameter as a function of the respective first number and the respective second number for each sensor;
• and
• determining the position of the sensors as a function of the determined position of the respective antenna and as a function of a comparison between the respective parameters.

A system for detecting a position of a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is associated with a respective wheel of a vehicle, wherein the system comprises:

• the plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor, during a determined time window, wirelessly transmits a respective time sequence of packets, and each packet comprises a respective identification code of the sensor;
• at least one receiver comprises a respective antenna installed on the vehicle in a determined position, wherein the at least one receiver is in wireless communication with the plurality of sensors for receiving from each sensor, during the determined time window, at least a respective sub-group of the packets of the respective time sequence;
• a processing unit on board of the vehicle, wherein the processing unit:
• a) for each sensor, determines a respective first number representative of an overall number of packets of the respective sub-group;
• b) for each sensor, determines a respective second number representative of an overall number of packets of the respective time sequence of packets;
• c) for each sensor, calculates a respective parameter as a function of the respective first number and the respective second number;
• and
• d) determines the position of the sensors as a function of the determined position of the respective antenna and as a function of a comparison between the respective parameters.