TIRE TREAD WEAR SENSOR SYSTEM
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1. A system for monitoring wear of a vehicle part, the system comprising:
- a piezoelectric disk electrically connected to a radio frequency circuit for receiving electrical current from the piezoelectric disk; and
an antenna for actively transmitting a signal from the radio frequency circuit to a microprocessor such that, when the piezoelectric disk contacts a surface through wear, the radio frequency circuit actively generates a signal received by the microprocessor.
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Abstract
A system monitors wear of a vehicle part. The system includes a piezoelectric disk electrically connected to a radio frequency circuit for receiving electrical current from the piezoelectric disk and an antenna for actively transmitting a signal from the radio frequency circuit to a microprocessor such that, when the piezoelectric disk contacts a surface through wear, the radio frequency circuit actively generates a signal received by the microprocessor.
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1. A system for monitoring wear of a vehicle part, the system comprising:
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a piezoelectric disk electrically connected to a radio frequency circuit for receiving electrical current from the piezoelectric disk; and an antenna for actively transmitting a signal from the radio frequency circuit to a microprocessor such that, when the piezoelectric disk contacts a surface through wear, the radio frequency circuit actively generates a signal received by the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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