SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANTICIPATORY TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL
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1. A method of controlling tire pressure, comprising:
- receiving road data from a road sensor regarding a road at an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle;
determining a target pressure for a tire based on the road data; and
controlling an air pressure of the tire based on a current air pressure and the target pressure such that the air pressure of the tire is at the target pressure when the vehicle is at the advanced location.
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Abstract
A vehicle tire pressure control system includes a road sensor configured to acquire road data regarding a road at an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle; a pressure regulator configured to control the air pressure within a tire of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control operation of the pressure regulator and vary the air pressure within the tire based on the road data.
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1. A method of controlling tire pressure, comprising:
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receiving road data from a road sensor regarding a road at an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle; determining a target pressure for a tire based on the road data; and controlling an air pressure of the tire based on a current air pressure and the target pressure such that the air pressure of the tire is at the target pressure when the vehicle is at the advanced location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling tire pressure, comprising:
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receiving road data from a road sensor regarding a road for an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle; determining a target pressure for a tire of the vehicle based on the road data; and controlling an air pressure of the tire based on the target pressure such that the air pressure of the tire is at the target pressure at least one of before and as the vehicle arrives at the advanced location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of controlling tire pressure, comprising:
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receiving road data regarding an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle on a road; receiving environment data regarding an environment at an exterior of the vehicle; receiving vehicle data regarding operation of the vehicle; determining a target air pressure for a tire based on the road data, environment data, and the vehicle data; and controlling an air pressure of the tire based on the target air pressure and a current air pressure of the tire such that the air pressure of the tire is at the target air pressure at least one of before and as the vehicle arrives at the advanced location. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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