Methods and systems are provided for warming vehicle tires prior to a vehicle launch event. In one example, a method may include, in response to an initiation of a burn out event while locking non-driven wheel brakes, adjusting a spinning of driven wheels based on vehicle performance parameters measured during a previous vehicle launch. In this way, a vehicle controller may control the tire warming to increase tire traction while reducing tire wear.

Systems and methods for sensing a tire parameter from a rotating wheel are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes: a rotatable component configured to rotate; a piezoelectric transducer disposed along a circumference of the rotatable component, where the piezoelectric transducer is configured to generate an offload voltage based on a mechanical deformation of the piezoelectric transducer; and at least one processor in communication with the piezoelectric transducer, the at least one processor configured to determine a temperature value based on the offload voltage.

Systems and methods for sensing a tire parameter from a rotating wheel are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes: a rotatable component configured to rotate; a piezoelectric transducer disposed along a circumference of the rotatable component, where the piezoelectric transducer is configured to generate an offload voltage based on a mechanical deformation of the piezoelectric transducer; and at least one processor in communication with the piezoelectric transducer, the at least one processor configured to determine a temperature value based on the offload voltage.

A vehicle monitoring system monitors a vehicle characteristic and, from the monitoring, determines the state of a vehicle component. The system may set an alert and may communicate that alert to a user or supervisory authority. The state of the vehicle component may relate to a vehicle tire and to the potential delamination of a tire.

A vehicle monitoring system monitors a vehicle characteristic and, from the monitoring, determines the state of a vehicle component. The system may set an alert and may communicate that alert to a user or supervisory authority. The state of the vehicle component may relate to a vehicle tire and to the potential delamination of a tire.

A tire mounting state detection system (100) is provided with a vehicle configuration holding unit (230) holding a vehicle configuration including the number of wheels of a vehicle (10); a transmitter number detection unit (250) detecting the number of transmitters based on a radio signal received by a receiving unit; a state detection unit (260) detecting whether or not the number of transmitters exceeds or is short the number of wheels based on the number of wheels based on the vehicle configuration and the number of transmitters detected; and an output unit (270) outputting that the state of the transmitter is abnormal when it is determined that the number of transmitters exceeds or is short the number of wheels.

A tire mounting state detection system (100) is provided with a vehicle configuration holding unit (230) holding a vehicle configuration including the number of wheels of a vehicle (10); a transmitter number detection unit (250) detecting the number of transmitters based on a radio signal received by a receiving unit; a state detection unit (260) detecting whether or not the number of transmitters exceeds or is short the number of wheels based on the number of wheels based on the vehicle configuration and the number of transmitters detected; and an output unit (270) outputting that the state of the transmitter is abnormal when it is determined that the number of transmitters exceeds or is short the number of wheels.

A tyre monitoring device configured to be mounted on a wheel is described. The device includes a pressure sensor for sensing an inflation pressure of a tyre on the wheel; a wireless communication interface configured to receive data indicative of a command to indicate tyre pressure; a storage storing a predetermined pressure value; an indicator configured to provide a first indication and a second indication, wherein the first indication is different from the second indication; and a processing system configured to operate the indicator to provide the first indication or the second indication responsive to receipt of the command to indicate tyre pressure, and based at least in part on the inflation pressure and the predetermined pressure value.

A tyre monitoring device configured to be mounted on a wheel is described. The device includes a pressure sensor for sensing an inflation pressure of a tyre on the wheel; a wireless communication interface configured to receive data indicative of a command to indicate tyre pressure; a storage storing a predetermined pressure value; an indicator configured to provide a first indication and a second indication, wherein the first indication is different from the second indication; and a processing system configured to operate the indicator to provide the first indication or the second indication responsive to receipt of the command to indicate tyre pressure, and based at least in part on the inflation pressure and the predetermined pressure value.

A method for determining the pressure of a tire of a vehicle being driven at a speed, the tire comprising, arranged in the tire, a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. The method includes generating a library of ratios between a measurement of the output of the pressure sensor and a measurement of the output of the temperature sensor, the one or more ratios being calculated at different speeds and .one ratio being measured at a speed of zero, defining a variation law representative of the variation in the ratios with respect to the acceleration experienced by the pressure sensor, measuring the output of the pressure sensor and the output of the temperature sensor, and obtaining the value of the acceleration experienced by the pressure sensor, and determining the pressure by correcting this measurement with the variation law.