SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATION ASSIGNMENT OF WHEELS EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURE SENSORS
First Claim
1. A method of operating a tire pressure monitor system on a vehicle to determine a wheel location of wheels equipped with pressure sensors, said method comprising:
- equipping a plurality of wheels with a pressure sensor;
determining a plurality of pressure values from each pressure sensor;
detecting a variation of the pressure values from a plurality of pressure sensors; and
determining a wheel location based on a comparison of the variations of the pressure values.
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Abstract
A method of operating a tire pressure monitor system on a vehicle to determine a wheel location of wheels equipped with pressure sensors. The method includes equipping a plurality of wheels with a pressure sensor, determining a plurality of pressure values from each pressure sensor, detecting a variation of the pressure values from a plurality of pressure sensors, and determining a wheel location based on a comparison of the variations of the pressure values. Variations useful for determining wheel location may include running over an object such as a rumble strip or pot-hole on the roadway, or the vehicle executing a turn.
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1. A method of operating a tire pressure monitor system on a vehicle to determine a wheel location of wheels equipped with pressure sensors, said method comprising:
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equipping a plurality of wheels with a pressure sensor; determining a plurality of pressure values from each pressure sensor; detecting a variation of the pressure values from a plurality of pressure sensors; and determining a wheel location based on a comparison of the variations of the pressure values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tire pressure monitor system on a vehicle configured to determine a wheel location of wheels equipped with pressure sensors, said system comprising:
a plurality of wheels equipped with a pressure sensor, wherein the system is configured to determine a plurality of pressure values from each pressure sensor, detect a variation of the pressure values, and determine a wheel location based on a comparison of the variations of the pressure values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A controller for a tire pressure monitor system on a vehicle configured to determine a wheel location of wheels equipped with pressure sensors, wherein the system includes a plurality of wheels equipped with a pressure sensor, said controller comprising:
a processor configured to determine a wheel location based on a comparison of variations of pressure values from each pressure sensor.
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