Methods and apparatus for fitting to a wheel of a vehicle comprising a pneumatic tyre, the sensor module comprising: a pressure sensor for sensing pressure of a gas retained within the pneumatic tyre; an alert generator configured to generate one or more alert signals based on the sensed pressure of the gas and a calibrated tyre pressure; and a controller configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor and determine whether the tyre is being inflated or deflated by a user, and subsequently re-set the calibrated tyre pressure to the pressure of the gas after inflation or deflation.

A method of monitoring aircraft tire operating parameters includes pairing of transmission modules with wheel positions of an aircraft to obtain a cartography associating emission modules with wheel positions, storing the obtained cartography, transmitting data including information identifying the emission module, and operating parameter values of tire operating parameters measured by a sensor, checking an existence of an association between the information identifying the emission module and a wheel position on a given aircraft in the cartography to ensure that the information received belongs to the given aircraft, and displaying the operating parameter values and the wheel on which the one operating parameter values have been measured.

A tire pressure monitor can include: a pressure sensor configured to detect a gas pressure parameter of a tire; a wireless receiver configured to initially be in a sleep mode, and to receive a communication protocol wirelessly after being woken up from the sleep mode; and a microprocessor configured to wake up the wireless receiver according to the gas pressure parameter.

A system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to acquire a first image of a tire of a vehicle upon shutdown of the vehicle. The instructions include instruction to then, upon startup of the vehicle, and in response to determining that the tire is unmoved since the shutdown and, in response, acquire a second image of the tire. The instructions include instruction to actuate a component of the vehicle in response to determining that the first image is different that the second image.

An apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure includes a controller configured to determine whether vehicle state information and tire information satisfy a reference condition when a reset button of a tire pressure is operated, detect the tire pressure when the vehicle state information and the tire information satisfy the reference condition, and reset the tire pressure when the tire pressure is within a reference pressure range.

The present application relates to a tire pressure receiver, including a main control unit, a tire pressure receiving unit, and a wireless communications unit. The wireless communications unit is configured to receive a first instruction sent by a terminal, and transmit the first instruction to the main control unit; the main control unit is configured to receive the first instruction, and update identity information of a tire pressure sensor according to the first instruction, so that the tire pressure sensor can match the tire pressure receiver; and then, the main control unit may receive, through the tire pressure receiving unit, tire pressure information corresponding to the tire pressure sensor of which the identity information is updated. In this way, a matching process is simplified, and user experience is improved. In addition, an instruction processing method is further provided.

This specification discloses an identification configuration method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method includes: reading identification information of an original tire pressure sensor stored in a tire pressure receiver, where the identification information includes an identification code of the original tire pressure sensor and position information of the original tire pressure sensor; and sending the identification information to a new tire pressure sensor, so that the new tire pressure sensor carries the identification information when sending tire pressure information to the tire pressure receiver. The new tire pressure sensor can be quickly matched with the tire pressure receiver.

An electronic wheel unit for a wheel-monitoring system of a vehicle is disposed on one of the wheels and is configured to detect at least one wheel operating parameter of the wheel and to transmit wheel operating data telegrams according to a data transmission protocol wirelessly to a control device, configured to receive and evaluate the wheel operating data telegrams. The electronic control unit defines the data transmission protocol, which is to be used to transmit the wheel operating data telegrams, by using specification data which have previously been transmitted from the control device to the electronic wheel unit. Therefore, automatic adaptation of the data transmission protocol to the respective control device or the respective vehicle can advantageously take place. A control device for such a wheel monitoring system and a system and a method for monitoring wheels are also provided.

Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a TPMS sensor of a vehicle tire. An example vehicle includes a communication module, a tire, and a TPMS sensor corresponding to the tire. The TPMS sensor is configured to receive a target pressure from the communication module, determine a modified target pressure based on vehicle data determined by a vehicle sensor, and, responsive to determining that a measured pressure differs from the modified target pressure by a threshold amount, transmit an alert to the communication module.

Method and apparatus are disclosed for activation of tire pressure measurement systems. An example vehicle includes a door including a handle sensor, a tire pressure measurement system (TPMS) sensor, a communication module, a display, and a controller. The controller is to activate the TPMS sensor responsive to detecting, via the handle sensor, engagement of a handle and collect, via the communication module, a measurement from the TPMS sensor upon activation. The controller also is to present, via the display, a low-pressure alert in response to determining the measurement is less than a threshold.