BEARING CONDITION MONITOR AND CONTROLLER

摘要

A system for monitoring vehicle wheel bearings (34, 36, 38) with temperature sensor (100), vibration sensor (122) and proximity sensor (124, 126). The system is incorporated into a wheel speed sensor (20). The system may be incorporated in an anti-lock brake system (ABS) or electro-pneumatic brake system (EBS). Regardless of which characteristic is actually monitored by th e system and whether the system is employed with an ABS or EBS, the bearing monitoring system provides that one or more bearings (36, 38) of a vehicle c an be continuously and automatically monitored in the field.