SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS UTILIZING STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS TO MEASURE TIRE OR ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS
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1. A device, comprising:
- a sensor-based tire data collection facility integrated with the body of a vehicle tire, wherein the sensor-based tire data collection facility includes a stretchable electronics circuit and a wireless communications facility for communicating data collected by the sensor-based tire data collection facility to a vehicle data collection facility external to the body of the vehicle tire.
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Abstract
In embodiments, the present invention may comprise a sensor-based tire data collection facility integrated with the body of a vehicle tire, wherein the sensor-based tire data collection facility includes a stretchable electronics circuit and a wireless communications facility for communicating data collected by the sensor-based tire data collection facility to a vehicle data collection facility external to the body of the vehicle tire.
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1. A device, comprising:
a sensor-based tire data collection facility integrated with the body of a vehicle tire, wherein the sensor-based tire data collection facility includes a stretchable electronics circuit and a wireless communications facility for communicating data collected by the sensor-based tire data collection facility to a vehicle data collection facility external to the body of the vehicle tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A device, comprising:
a road tire sensing facility integrated with the body of a tire, wherein the road tire sensing facility includes a flexible electronics circuit and a wireless communications facility for communicating with a control facility of a vehicle.
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44. A tire, comprising:
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a flexible deformable surface of the tire; a plurality of functional electronic devices arrayed on the surface of the tire and physically integrated therewith, wherein the plurality of functional electronic devices are interconnected in at least one circuit that remains operative notwithstanding deformation of the surface of the tire. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A device for communicating wirelessly from a tire, comprising:
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a transceiver; a sensor component integrated with the tire; a stretchable antenna, wherein the stretchable antenna comprises a wavy pattern of metal electrodes electrically connected to a substantially straight portion of metal; and electrically connecting the sensor component, transceiver, and stretchable antenna. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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