An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for predicting road locations that are likely to induce tire pressure changes. In one example, the apparatus receives historical data of an event in which a first vehicle is impacted by a first tire pressure change at a first road segment. The historical data indicates point-of-interest (POI) information associated with the first road segment. The apparatus trains a prediction model using the historical data. The prediction model is configured to determine a likelihood in which a second road segment induces a second tire pressure change for a second vehicle based on POI information associated with the second road segment.

A direct pivot smart tower box communication system is disclosed. The direct pivot smart tower box communication system includes a plurality of wheel sensor modules, a plurality of tower box modules, and a pivot center module. The plurality of wheel sensor modules are coupled to respective wheel hubs of respective towers of a direct pivot irrigation system. The plurality of tower box modules are coupled to the respective towers of the direct pivot irrigation system, wherein a tower box module includes a tower box module controller and is in communication with a wheel sensor module at a same tower as the tower box module. The pivot center module is coupled to the pivot center, wherein the pivot center module includes a pivot center module controller and is in communication with the plurality of tower box modules.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of vehicle electronics and disclose an upgrading method and apparatus for a tire pressure monitoring module and a tire pressure sensor. The method is applicable to a tire pressure sensor including a signal receiving module. The method specifically includes: controlling the signal receiving module to receive an upgrade file and save the upgrade file; and waking up a tire pressure monitoring module, and controlling the tire pressure monitoring module to read the saved upgrade file and upgrade the tire pressure monitoring module based on the upgrade file. The embodiments of the present invention can realize wireless upgrading of the tire pressure sensor, thereby improving the upgrading efficiency, reducing the upgrading costs, and improving the safety in upgrading of the tire pressure sensor.

A tire physical information estimation system includes a physical information estimation unit and a data acquisition unit. The physical information estimation unit includes a learning type arithmetic model including an input layer through an output layer to estimate physical information related to a tire produced in association with movement of the tire. The data acquisition unit acquires input data input to the input layer. The arithmetic model includes a feature extraction unit that performs a convolution operation in an operation halfway between the input layer and the output layer to extract a feature amount.

A mobile electronic device (102, 300), and a method, for obtaining a tyre pressure reading from a tyre pressure sensor module (700) fitted to a valve of a pneumatic tyre (106), a tyre pressure sensor module, a locating feature (304, 400) and a tyre pressure gauge system comprising the above. The mobile electronic device comprising: a transmitter (202) and a receiver (200) to transmit and receive telecommunications signals over a distance of up to 4 cm to obtain the tyre pressure reading; and a locating feature to indicate when the transmitter and/or receiver are located within 4 cm or less of the tyre pressure sensor module. The tyre pressure sensor module comprising an antenna to detect a telecommunications signal from a mobile electronic device over a distance of up to 4 cm, a transmitter (902), a receiver (904) and a pressure sensor (916) to measure tyre pressure.

A tire anti-theft system includes a transmitter attached to a tire and configured to transmit tire ID information; a first database configured to store vehicle ID information and tire ID information of a tire mounted on the vehicle; a second database configured to store the tire ID information and tire status information indicating whether or not the tire identified with the tire ID information is stolen tire; and a vehicle control apparatus, in which the vehicle control apparatus includes a reader configured to perform near field communication with the transmitter attached to the tire mounted on a vehicle to be controlled and acquire the tire ID information, and a controller configured to, in a case where the reader acquires the tire ID information, restrict operation of the vehicle to be controlled if information indicating that the tire is stolen tire is stored in association with the tire ID information.

A tire state detection device that includes: a temperature sensor that detects a temperature in a tire air chamber; an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration associated with rotation of a tire; a pressure sensor that detects pressure in the tire air chamber; a storage unit that stores a plurality of maps for calculating a fatigue state of the tire on the basis of the detected temperature, the detected acceleration and the detected pressure; and a tire fatigue index calculation unit that calculates, by referring to each of the plurality of maps, a tire fatigue index from the detected acceleration, the detected temperature, and the detected pressure.

This disclosure relates to a method and system o real time prediction of tire remaining useful life using a tire digital twin. Herein, the digital twin of the tire monitors a plurality of tires while accounting for runtime as well as parking operation of tires. During runtime, tire goes through multiple operational changes, therefore, the system is configured to estimate the operational changes. The estimation is done in the form of index, which is compared with the manufacturers' recommended value. Similarly, while vehicle is parked, tire still goes through changes which play an important role in its overall health, like, long pending wheel rotation can lead to flat spot. Tire inflation can change owing to cool down effect as well as uncontrolled natural leakages. Further, these parameter indexes are clubbed together to calculate the health index of the tire, which is used to estimate the tire's current remaining useful life.

A method and device may be used for scanning communication protocols for a sensor of a motor vehicle electronic tire pressure monitoring system. The method may include selecting a make and a model of a motor vehicle. The method may include transmitting one or more activation signals. The one or more activation signals may be transmitted in sequential order according to a scanning protocol. The scanning protocol may be based on a predefined parameter. Each of the one or more activation signals may be associated with a different communication protocol. The method may include stopping the transmission of the one or more activation signals on a condition that a signal from a sensor is received.

A programming system includes a programming tool and a tire pressure monitoring sensor. The programming tool automatically chooses proper programming steps according to the verification code to record programs into the compatible tire pressure monitoring sensors so as to improve the shortcoming of manual choosing and recording the correct brand programs.