Method and Apparatus for Tire Pressure Monitoring
First Claim
1. A method for comprising:
- performing by a tire pressure monitoring system comprising a sensor located inside a tire of a vehicle;
measuring, via said sensor, one or both of;
a temperature inside said tire, and flexion of said tire; and
calculating an air pressure inside said tire based on one or both of said measured temperature and said measured flexion.
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Abstract
A tire pressure monitoring system comprising a sensor located inside a tire of a vehicle may be operable to measure one or both of a temperature inside the tire, and flexion of the tire. The tire pressure monitoring system may be operable to calculate an air pressure inside the tire based on one or both of the measured temperature and the measured flexion. Communications between the sensor and other components of the tire pressure monitoring system may be wireless, such as, for example, via an ISO 18000-7 link. The sensor may be embedded in the tire (e.g., in the sidewall, in the tread, or in the liner). The sensor may measures flexion of the tire at a point (e.g., the point where the tire meets the ground) where the tire is being compressed and at a point (e.g., the point opposite where the tire meets the ground) where the tire is not being compressed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for comprising:
performing by a tire pressure monitoring system comprising a sensor located inside a tire of a vehicle; measuring, via said sensor, one or both of;
a temperature inside said tire, and flexion of said tire; andcalculating an air pressure inside said tire based on one or both of said measured temperature and said measured flexion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a tire pressure monitoring system comprising a sensor located inside a tire of a vehicle, said tire pressure monitoring system being operable to; measure one or both of;
a temperature inside a tire, and flexion of said tire; andcalculate an air pressure inside said tire based on one or both of said measured temperature and said measured flexion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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