Patent ID: 8359147

Claim:
A method of providing information related to the operation of a wheel on an axle of a moving vehicle, the wheel including a wheel brake and a tire, the method comprising the steps of: measuring at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature and correspondingly generating at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data, respectively; storing said at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data; transmitting said at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data from a transmitting antenna associated with a radio frequency data port at the wheel; receiving said at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data from said transmitting antenna at a receiving antenna associated with said radio frequency data port at the wheel; and providing said at least one of wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data to said radio frequency data port at the wheel to provide access at the wheel to said at least one of corresponding wheel speed, tire pressure, brake torque and brake temperature data.