摘要 |
<p>A wheel hub assembly having a wheel hub mounted for undergoing rotation in a given direction, a drive mechanism mounted for undergoing rotation in the given direction in response to an input drive torque applied to the drive mechanism, a coupling mounted to drive mechanism for undergoing rotation therewith and adapted to couple the drive mechanism to the wheel hub so as to undergo angular deflection relative to the wheel hub and concurrently transform the input drive torque received from the drive mechanism to an output drive torque applied to the wheel hub, and an opto-mechanical torque sensing system adapted to produce a reflected ray of light related to the angular deflection of the coupling, measure the intensity of reflected light, and generate an output related to the input drive torque applied to the drive mechanism.</p> |