Patent classifications
B60C23/0433
Apparatus for measuring the pressure of a two-wheeler tire, in particular, a bicycle tire
An apparatus for measuring the pressure of a two-wheeler tire comprises: an adapter component which comprises a joining mechanism to connect the apparatus to a valve of the two-wheeler tire; a valve opener to open the valve so that in a state connected to the valve pressurized air flows from the two-wheeler tire through the valve into the until the which can be connected to the adapter component; and a sensor component which can be connected to the adapter component. The sensor component comprises a pressure measurement device to measure the pressure in the apparatus and a transmitter to wirelessly transmit information corresponding to the measured pressure.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHEEL LOADS ON WHEELS OF A VEHICLE
A method and a device for determining loads on vehicle's wheels, each with a tire, is disclosed. A deformation measured value and a pressure measured value for each tire, and at least one acceleration measured value for the vehicle are detected. For the respective wheels, dynamic wheel loads are calculated according to a first model and static wheel loads are calculated according to a second model. The second model comprises at least one model parameter calculated by statistical analysis of the calculated dynamic wheel loads, the calculated static wheel loads, and the detected at least one acceleration measured value. The at least one acceleration measured value is redetected and the dynamic wheel loads are recalculated from the previously calculated static wheel loads and the at least one detected acceleration measured value according to the second model using the previously calculated at least one model parameter of the second model.
FAIL SAFE DEVICE, A TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, A VEHICLE, A METHOD FOR MONITORING, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM
Embodiments provide a fail-safe device, a tire pressure measurement system, a vehicle, a tire, a method and a computer program for monitoring a first sensor of a tire pressure monitoring system. The fail-safe device includes a first input for a first signal from the first sensor. The first signal indicates a first physical quantity. The fail-safe device includes a second input for a second signal from a second sensor. The second signal indicates a second physical quantity. The fail-safe device further includes a control module to verify the first signal based on the second signal and a physical relation between the first and the second physical quantities.
Crawler
A crawler for capturing and determining state parameters or state data of vehicle tires mounted on a vehicle, with a vehicle chassis with at least two axles and at least three wheels or with a chain or caterpillar drive, a drive system (3) with at least one electric motor and a rechargeable battery pack, an electronic vehicle controller (4), a communication unit (5) for receiving data from a backend and for transmitting data to a backend, a sensor system (6) with receivers for receiving data from sensors installed in the tires and with sensors for capturing state parameters at the outside of the tires.
TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR A VEHICLE TO RECEIVE DATA
Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device that includes an electromechanical transducer configured to convert mechanical energy from tire deformation of a tire into electrical energy for powering the tire pressure measurement device; and an energy harvesting circuit configured to receive and store the electrical energy from the electromechanical transducer, where the energy harvesting circuit is further configured to supply the stored electrical energy to the tire pressure measurement device.
DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRONIC MEMBER TO A PNEUMATIC TIRE
A device (10) for securing an electronic member to a wall of a tire casing comprises a base (11) that is able to be secured to the wall (2) of a tire casing, a retaining wall (12), connected to the base (11), the interior surfaces (14, 15) of which define a volume (13) able to accommodate the electronic member and a clamping system (20) for clamping the retaining wall (12), able to prevent any extraction of the electronic member. The securing device (10) is such that the retaining wall (12), which is able to deform elastically, comprises an opening (18) that allows the electronic member to be extracted and inserted. The retaining wall (12) on its external surface (17) has a retaining device (19) for the clamping system (20). Finally, the clamping system (20) is a single-use system.
System for measuring parameters associated with motor vehicle wheels
Disclosed is a method of locating a plurality of electronic measuring modules mounted in the wheels of a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps of determination (E1) by each electronic measuring module of a set of proximity scores with respect to the other modules, sending (E2) by each module of the set of proximity scores to the electronic control unit, reception (E3) by an electronic control unit of the sets of proximity scores sent, and location (E4) of each module from the sets of proximity scores received.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TIRE CONDITIONS
A tire pressure monitoring device includes a display, a receiver, a memory, and a processor. The receiver is configured to receive a first signal from a first sensor and a second signal from a second sensor. The memory stores a first and second communication protocols corresponding to the first and second sensors, respectively. The processor is in communication with the display, the receiver, and the memory and is configured to perform operations. The operations include selecting the first and second communication protocols based on the first and second signals, respectively, converting the first and second signals into first and second sets, respectively, of at least one of temperature data or pressure data corresponding to a first tire, and transmitting the first set and the second set of at least one of temperature data or pressure data to the display.
VEHICLE TIRE CLOUD COMPUTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF
A vehicle tire cloud computing management system and an application method thereof are provided. A vehicle tire cloud computing management system is formed by combining a vehicle tire management device including tire sensors, a setting tool, and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags with a cloud server, and a car computer. By using the tire sensors to detect tire-related data, and then by outputting the tire-related data to the setting tool, the cloud server, or the car computer for data computation, result judging and/or data storage, so that the function of the tire sensors is more focused on detecting tire conditions, and power consumption of the tire sensors is reduced, while the setting tool, the cloud server, and the car computer are used efficiently to perform computation, management, and application for data related to the tire sensors.
Tire pressure measurement device, an integrated circuit, a printed circuit board, a method and a computer program for a vehicle to receive data
Embodiments provide a tire pressure measurement device, an integrated circuit, a printed circuit board, a method and a computer program to receive data. The tire pressure measurement device includes a first receiver configured to receive a low frequency signal using a first low frequency input of the first receiver, and a second input configured to receive a receive signal associated with a second receiver that is different from the first receiver. The tire pressure measurement device further includes a controller configured to control the first low frequency input of the first receiver and to couple the second input to the first low frequency input of the first receiver in order for the first receiver to receive the receive signal at the first low frequency input.