The invention relates to equipment, devices and methods for testing a calibrated leak or passage of pressurized gas from a tire. In one example, a test plug including a calibrated cross section orifice and a predetermined gas flow rate is connected to a tire. The test plug applies a pressure opening the tire valve member to release gas from the tire through the test plug. In one example, a TPMS sensor and a TPMS measurement tool are used to measure the decrease of air pressure in the tire through the test plug and determine if the TPMS sensor is operating properly. In one example, a plurality of test plugs with different gas flow rates are provided. A method for testing the calibrated leak using the test plug is further disclosed.

The tire pressure monitoring system repeatedly acquires the internal pressure value of the pneumatic tire and activates the timer when the internal pressure value falls below the warning threshold. The tire pressure monitoring system stops the output of the warning information associated with the warning threshold even if the internal pressure value falls below the warning threshold again until the timer expires. The tire pressure monitoring system newly activates the timer when the internal pressure value exceeds the warning threshold after falling below the warning threshold or the danger threshold in the period until the timer expires.

A tire internal pressure management device includes a data acquisition unit that acquires internal pressure time series data and temperature time series data of each tire mounted on a mobile body including an aircraft and a vehicle, a representative value calculation unit that calculates a representative value of internal pressure data subjected to temperature correction for each predetermined period, based on the acquired internal pressure time series data and temperature time series data, and an internal pressure filling timing prediction unit that predicts a timing when an internal pressure value falls below a threshold value that is set in advance as an internal pressure filling timing, based on a transition of the calculated representative value of the internal pressure data.

A method and system for evaluating the reliability of data supplied by multi-function WFC sensors of tires of wheels of a vehicle for targeted applications, on the basis of the irregularities of the road, which use displacement data sent from the road handling adaptation equipment of the vehicle, enabling the variations in the road condition to be reflected. The system includes equipment for monitoring the wheel displacement data for adapting it to the variations of profile of the road on which it is traveling, in order to maintain a stable body position. The monitoring equipment is linked to the WFC sensors via a central processing unit which is capable of correlating data supplied by the WFC sensors and values of wheel displacement data supplied by the monitoring equipment for the purpose of weighting the values of at least one parameter obtained from the data delivered by the WFC sensors.

A method and system for evaluating the reliability of data supplied by multi-function WFC sensors of tires of wheels of a vehicle for targeted applications, on the basis of the irregularities of the road, which use displacement data sent from the road handling adaptation equipment of the vehicle, enabling the variations in the road condition to be reflected. The system includes equipment for monitoring the wheel displacement data for adapting it to the variations of profile of the road on which it is traveling, in order to maintain a stable body position. The monitoring equipment is linked to the WFC sensors via a central processing unit which is capable of correlating data supplied by the WFC sensors and values of wheel displacement data supplied by the monitoring equipment for the purpose of weighting the values of at least one parameter obtained from the data delivered by the WFC sensors.

An air pressure monitoring apparatus includes an air pressure acquisition unit, a pressure-adjustment determination unit, and a determination unit. The air pressure acquisition unit acquires data on the air pressure in a tire attached to a vehicle. The pressure-adjustment determination unit determines whether the air pressure in the tire has been adjusted. The determination unit determines whether the tire has a slow puncture based on time-course changes in the data on the air pressure. When the pressure-adjustment determination unit has determined that the air pressure in the tire has been adjusted, the determination unit corrects lastly acquired data on the air pressure and determines whether the tire has a slow puncture based on the corrected data on the air pressure.

An air supply control arrangement for a heavy-duty vehicle including a lift axle which includes a brake chamber. The air supply control arrangement includes a valve configured to be arranged in an air supply passage that enables pressurized air to be supplied from a pressurized air source to a brake chamber of a lift axle of a heavy-duty vehicle; a processing circuitry configured to receive measurement values of the pressure inside a tire of the lift axle, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to, based on the received measurement values, determine whether the lift axle is in its raised lift condition or in its lowered ride condition, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the valve to move to a closed state upon determination that the lift axle has been raised from its ride condition to its lift condition, thereby preventing pressurized air from reaching the brake chamber.

A pressure of a spare tire of a vehicle is determined. Whether the spare tire is installed is determined based at least in part on the pressure. A vehicle subsystem is actuated based at least in part on whether the spare tire is installed.

A computer-implemented method of aircraft tire maintenance is disclosed including the steps of receiving data of a plurality of pressure and temperature measurements, each of the plurality of pressure and temperature measurements having an associated time stamp; determining stable points in the plurality of pressure and temperature measurements; and using the stable points for determining tire maintenance. A computer readable medium with instructions to implement the method and a processing system to implement the method are also disclosed.

An embodiment apparatus for recording a video in a parked vehicle includes an impact detection module configured to detect an impact applied to the parked vehicle parked in a neutral state (N-state) parking mode, wherein, in the N-state parking mode, an engine is in an ignition-off state and a gear shift lever is in a neutral state, a control module configured to determine, based on an air pressure of a tire or a wavelength of a radar reception signal, whether the parked vehicle is moving, in response to detection of the impact, and a camera module configured to record a video of surroundings of the parked vehicle, in response to a determination that the parked vehicle is moving.