Method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure
First Claim
1. A method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure, comprising the steps of:
- determining the number of revolutions of each wheel of a vehicle over a preselected driving distance;
comparing said number of wheel revolutions crosswise by (i) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first diagonal of opposite front right and rear left wheels and of a second diagonal of opposite front left and rear right wheels, and (ii) calculating a first difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second diagonals;
identifying at least one of said first and second diagonals as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said first difference;
comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each side of said vehicle by (iii) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first side of said front left and rear left wheels and of a second side of said front right and rear right wheels, and (iv) calculating a second difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second sides; and
identifying at least one of said first and second sides as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference.
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Abstract
A method for identifying low-pressure tires includes determining the number of revolutions of each wheel over a preselected driving distance, and comparing crosswise by summing the number of revolutions of the diagonally opposite front right/rear left and front left/rear right wheels and taking the difference between the sums, a diagonal containing a low-pressure tire being identifiable via the sign of the difference between the diagonals. A further comparison for each side of the vehicle is effected by summing the revolutions of the front left/rear left side and front right/rear right side wheels and comparing the difference between the sums, the side containing a low-pressure tire being identifiable via the sign of the difference between the sides. The difference between diagonals is compared with a low-pressure threshold value. If the threshold is exceeded, the signs of the difference between diagonals and between sides are logically combined to identify the low-pressure tire.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure, comprising the steps of:
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determining the number of revolutions of each wheel of a vehicle over a preselected driving distance; comparing said number of wheel revolutions crosswise by (i) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first diagonal of opposite front right and rear left wheels and of a second diagonal of opposite front left and rear right wheels, and (ii) calculating a first difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second diagonals; identifying at least one of said first and second diagonals as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said first difference; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each side of said vehicle by (iii) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first side of said front left and rear left wheels and of a second side of said front right and rear right wheels, and (iv) calculating a second difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second sides; and identifying at least one of said first and second sides as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure, comprising the steps of:
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determining the number of revolutions of each wheel of a vehicle over a preselected driving distance; comparing said number of wheel revolutions crosswise by (i) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first diagonal of opposite front right and rear left wheels and of a second diagonal of opposite front left and rear right wheels, and (ii) calculating a first difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second diagonals; identifying at least one of said first and second diagonals as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said first difference; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each axle of said vehicle by (iii) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first axle including said front left and front right wheels and of a second axle including said rear left and rear right wheels, and (iv) calculating a second difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second axles; and identifying at least one of said first and second axles as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure, comprising the steps of:
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determining the number of revolutions of each wheel of a vehicle over a preselected driving distance; comparing said number of wheel revolutions crosswise by (i) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first diagonal of opposite front right and rear left wheels and of a second diagonal of opposite front left and rear right wheels, and (ii) calculating a first difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second diagonals; identifying at least one of said first and second diagonals as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said first difference; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each side of said vehicle by (iii) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first side of said front left and rear left wheels and of a second side of said front right and rear right wheels, and (iv) calculating a second difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second sides; identifying at least one of said first and second sides as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each axle of said vehicle by (v) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first axle including said front left and front right wheels and of a second axle including said rear left and rear right wheels, and (vi) calculating a third difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second axles; and identifying at least one of said first and second axles as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said third difference. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying vehicle wheels having low tire pressure, comprising the steps of:
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determining the number of revolutions of each wheel of a vehicle over a preselected driving distance; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each side of said vehicle by (i) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first side of front left and rear left wheels and of a second side of front right and rear right wheels, and (ii) calculating a first difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second sides; identifying at least one of said first and second sides as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference; comparing said number of wheel revolutions of each axle of said vehicle by (iii) summing said number of wheel revolutions of a first axle including said front left and front right wheels and of a second axle including said rear left and rear right wheels, and (iv) calculating a second difference between the sums of said number of wheel revolutions of said first and second axles; and identifying at least one of said first and second axles as containing a wheel affected by low tire pressure based on the sign of said second difference. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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