Transport module for forming modular convoys for the transport of exceptional cargoes, and modular convoy provided with such transport module

A transport module for forming modular convoys for the transport of exceptional cargoes, the transport module comprising:

• a chassis having a loading platform;
• a plurality of axles carried by said chassis and provided with respective wheels, each comprising a respective tyre;
• a first electronic control unit suitable to be connected by wire, in use, to a second electronic control unit and configured to control operations of said wheels in response to commands sent by said second electronic control unit;
• wherein each said wheel comprises a respective pressure monitoring device having a respective identifier and comprising:
• a respective pressure sensor, arranged in a position such as to detect an air pressure in the corresponding tyre, and
• a respective first antenna to transmit, in wireless mode, said identifier and pressure data related to the detected pressure;
• wherein the transport module further comprises a transmission device, which comprises a second antenna for receiving, in wireless mode, identifiers and pressure data from all the pressure monitoring devices installed on said wheels, and communicates with said first electronic control unit for communicating said identifiers and said pressure data;
• and wherein said first electronic control unit is configured so as to combine said identifiers to positions of the wheels on which said pressure monitoring devices are respectively installed.