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1. A method of monitoring a vehicle for wheel related issues, the method comprising:
measuring, by a plurality of tire pressure monitoring system sensors installed respectively on each of a plurality of tires of a vehicle, temperature data for the plurality of tires; analyzing, by a processor, the temperature data to determine whether a status of each tire of the vehicle is normal; and in response to determining that a status for at least one tire of the plurality of tires is not normal, determining, by the processor, whether a wheel related issue is present for the vehicle based at least in part on the temperature data for the at least one tire, and signaling an alarm for an operator regarding the wheel related issue when determined to be present, wherein the wheel related issue comprises at least one of an alignment issue, a brake issue, and a wheel bearing issue, and wherein the wheel related issue does not include issues associated specifically with a tire, including tire pressure and tire wear, and wherein determining whether a wheel related issue is present for the vehicle based at least in part on the temperature data for the at least one tire comprises:
analyzing the temperature data for the at least one tire using a particular model corresponding to each type of wheel related issue, the particular model defined by patterns of temperature data that have been previously associated with at least one of an alignment issue, a brake issue, and a wheel bearing issue, such that the temperature data for the at least one tire can be compared to the patterns of temperature data to identify the wheel related issue when present. |
