ASSESSMENT OF TIRE CONDITION BASED ON A TIRE HEALTH PARAMETER
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Abstract
A method and system monitor a plurality of operating parameters for a tire over time during usage of the tire as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions. The system and method may also determine a tire health parameter for the tire that provides an indication of the condition of the tire based upon the data collected for the tire over time during usage of the tire. The plurality of operating parameters includes, in the least, a temperature associated with the tire during usage of the tire and a duration of usage of the tire.
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38 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A method of assessing a condition of a tire, the method comprising:
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retrieving data associated with a plurality of operating parameters and collected for the tire over time during usage of the tire as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions, wherein the plurality of operating parameters includes a temperature associated with the tire during usage of the tire as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions and a duration of usage of the tire; and determining a tire health parameter for the tire that provides an indication of a condition for the tire based upon the data collected for the tire over time during usage of the tire as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26-30. -30. (canceled)
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31. A method of assessing a condition of a tire, the method comprising:
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collecting a temperature of the tire during exposure of the tire to actual operating conditions; collecting a duration of exposure of the tire to actual operating conditions; determining a tire health parameter for the tire, wherein the tire health parameter is based at least in part on the temperature and the duration; comparing the tire health parameter to a threshold value; and generating an alert if the tire health parameter is beyond the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of assessing a condition of a tire, the method comprising:
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providing a temperature sensor in the tire; periodically collecting a plurality of temperatures of the tire using the temperature sensor as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions; collecting a duration of exposure of the tire to actual operating conditions; determining a tire health parameter for the tire, wherein the tire health parameter is based at least in part on the plurality of temperatures and the duration; comparing the tire health parameter to a threshold value; and generating an alert if the tire health parameter is beyond the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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