Patent ID: 7489996

Claim:
A system for collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on a hollow axle of a moving vehicle, said system comprising: an antiskid unit located within the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a wheel speed transducer configured to provide wheel speed data to the antiskid unit; a data concentrator located within the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit over a period of time; and a radio frequency data port configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, said radio frequency data port including a transmitting antenna at the axle and a receiving antenna at the wheel, said transmitting antenna being in communication with the antiskid unit and data concentrator and said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from the transmitting antenna.