Vibration analyzer for vehicle diagnostics

摘要

A vibration analyzer with an integrated sensor and method are provided to sense a vibration in a component of a vehicle. The vibration analyzer includes a three-axis accelerometer, a controller, a connector, a wireless interface and a battery. The vibration analyzer receives vibration data and vehicle data and packages them together and transmits the packaged data to a remove device such as a scan tool. The vibration analyzer can be networked with the remote device or with another vibration analyzer.

主权项

1. A vibration analyzer, comprising:
a connector to network the vibration analyzer to another device; a three-axis accelerometer to detect a vibration of a component; a controller to control a function of the vibration analyzer, the controller communicates with the connector and the three-axis accelerometer; and a housing that houses the connector, the three-axis accelerometer and the controller, the housing being formable to a shape similar to a portion of the component, wherein the vibration analyzer is able to perform a self-test using the networked another device that is a different vibration analyzer.