Patent classifications
B60C23/0455
Data transmitting device capable of configuring different operating frequencies for use by tire pressure monitoring detector
A data transmitting device capable of configuring different operating frequencies for use by a tire pressure monitoring detector includes: a standard oscillator; a phase locked loop including a phase frequency comparator, a filter, and a pressure-controlling oscillator; a microcontrol unit electrically connected to the standard oscillator and the phase frequency comparator and adapted to store a first ratio and a second ratio; and a signal output unit electrically connected to the output end of the pressure-controlling oscillator and the microcontrol unit. The microcontrol unit allows a user to select and send the first or second ratio to the phase frequency comparator. The phase locked loop generates a target frequency signal according to the first or second ratio selected by the user. The microcontrol unit sends a data to the signal output unit, and the signal output unit outputs the data according to the frequency of the target frequency signal.
Method of driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a wheel of a vehicle
Disclosed is a method for driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a vehicle wheel, transmitting operating parameters of the wheel for implementation of a specific application by a central unit. This includes defining, for each specific application, the physical quantities liable to affect the relevance of the operating parameters, and ranges of measured values corresponding to conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters. Also included is a procedure for acquiring and transmitting the operating parameters consisting of a succession of transmission windows, during each of which the physical quantities selected for the application are measured, it is checked whether the conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters are met. If so, at least one value of each parameter is acquired and transmitted, while assigning to this value a datum attesting to the relevance of the latter, and then the transmission window is closed.
Radiofrequency transmission device
A radiofrequency transmission device (D) includes: a transmission unit (10) for transmitting a voltage signal (S) in pulsed form; a radiofrequency antenna (A); filtering elements (30); and a voltage source (Vcc), wherein the filtering elements (30) include: n coils (B.sub.1, B.sub.2. . . B.sub.n), electrically connected in series, of which (n1) coils each have a natural resonance frequency such that:
f.sub.RLi=if.sub.F each having an inductance (L.sub.i) such that, at the predetermined fundamental frequency:
L.sub.TOT=L.sub.1+L.sub.2+ . . . L.sub.i+ . . . L.sub.n=Z.sub.TOT=Z.sub.1+Z.sub.2+ . . . Z.sub.i+ . . . Z.sub.n and
L.sub.i=Z.sub.i
where f.sub.RLi Is the natural resonance frequency of the i-th coil i is a number varying from 2 to n, L.sub.TOT is the total inductance of the n coils, L.sub.i is the inductance of the i-th coil, Z.sub.TOT is the total impedance of the n coils, Z.sub.i is the impedance of the i-th coil, n is an integer greater than zero.
METHODS FOR SELF-POSITIONING TIRES, AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
A method for self-positioning tires and a tire pressure monitoring system are provided. The method for self-positioning tires includes: acquiring first position information detected by the first positioning circuit: acquiring second position information of each emitter respectively via corresponding second positioning circuit; and acquiring corresponding relative position information respectively between the receiver and each emitter based on the first position information of the receiver and the second position information of each emitter. In this way, compared with the method for achieving self-positioning function in the art, extra wires may not be needed and the origin wires of a vehicle may not be altered in the method of the present disclosure.
METHOD FOR MONITORING TIRE STATES AND/OR SENSOR STATES AND A MONITORING SYSTEM THEREFOR
A method is for monitoring tire states and/or sensor states. The method includes the steps: a) capturing whether at least one tire sensor module for measuring tire states and/or sensor states is present in a monitoring region; b) determining whether the captured tire sensor module is unknown; c) evaluating data messages from the at least one captured and unknown tire sensor module, the evaluation including at least comparing at least one tire state transmitted via the data message with a limit value therefor and/or monitoring a sensor state of the tire sensor module transmitted via the data message; and, d) outputting a warning signal if a tire state exceeds or undershoots the respective limit value in order to indicate that a tire state of a tire assigned to the at least one unknown tire sensor module is critical and/or if a critical sensor state is detected.
TWO-WAY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) LEARNING AND AUTHENTICATED PAIRING
Systems and methods for implementing two-way tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) learning and authenticated pairing. A random value may be used to determine a test value and a pairing PIN by use of a HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) function and a pre-shared key that is accessible to a TPMS sensor and a vehicle (e.g., controller system thereof). The random value and test value may be broadcasted by the TPMS sensor and received by the vehicle. The vehicle may calculate the pairing PIN using the random value and the pre-shared key.
TIRE PRESSURE DETECTOR WITH MUTLTIPLE FREQUENCIES
A tire monitor includes a sensor generating tire data and a plurality of control modules having phase locked loop circuits. The control modules generate output signals carrying the tire data. A first of the control modules is configured to generate first output signals having a first frequency and according to a first protocol. A second of the control modules is configured to generate second output signals having a second frequency and according to a second protocol. In examples, the output signal can be transmitted in parallel to different computing systems.
DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONFIGURING DIFFERENT OPERATING FREQUENCIES FOR USE BY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DETECTOR
A data transmitting device capable of configuring different operating frequencies for use by a tire pressure monitoring detector includes: a standard oscillator; a phase locked loop including a phase frequency comparator, a filter, and a pressure-controlling oscillator; a microcontrol unit electrically connected to the standard oscillator and the phase frequency comparator and adapted to store a first ratio and a second ratio; and a signal output unit electrically connected to the output end of the pressure-controlling oscillator and the microcontrol unit. The microcontrol unit allows a user to select and send the first or second ratio to the phase frequency comparator. The phase locked loop generates a target frequency signal according to the first or second ratio selected by the user. The microcontrol unit sends a data to the signal output unit, and the signal output unit outputs the data according to the frequency of the target frequency signal.
Tire pressure monitoring using half duplex transponder frequency shift
A tire pressure sensor has an RFID (radio frequency identification) device having a parallel resonant circuit including an inductor and a first capacitor for generating a first radio frequency (RF) signal for transmission to a reader circuit, and a second capacitor coupled across the parallel resonant circuit by a first switch in a first position and generating a second RF signal for transmission to the reader circuit. A capacitive pressure sensor is coupled across the parallel resonant circuit by the first switch in a second position for generating a third frequency RF signal for transmission to the reader, wherein a difference in frequency between the first and third RF signals is indicative of a pressure of a tire.
INTEGRATED WIRELESS DATA SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY
The present disclosure generally relates to an integrated wireless data system and method for mounting the system on one or more components within a vehicle wheel hub assembly for measuring operational data relating to the condition or status of a brake rotor or other components within a wheel hub assembly, where the integrated wireless data system rotates with the vehicle wheel.