Method and system for monitoring the tire footprints of a motor vehicle, particularly for automatically optimizing the behavior of the motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the movement of a motor vehicle provided with tires which cooperate with the ground to define respective footprints, including the steps of:
- monitoring the behavior of the footprints and generating at least one respective footprint signal indicative of the behavior of the footprints,using the at least one footprint signal to control the movement of the motor vehicle,detecting at least one driving control signal generated by the driver of the motor vehicle and then processing the at least one driving control signal in dependence on the at least one footprint signal to provide at least one control signal, andapplying said one control signal to control means for controlling the movement of the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for controlling the movement of a motor vehicle provided with tires which cooperate with the ground to define respective footprints includes monitoring the behavior of the footprints and generating at least one respective footprint signal indicative of the behavior of the footprints, using the footprint signal to control the movement of the motor vehicle and detecting at least one driving control signal generated by the driver and processing the driving control signal in dependence on the footprint signal for controlling the movement of the motor vehicle. A suitable system for carrying out the method is provided which includes extensometric transducers incorporated in the flexible structure of the tire which will deform as a result of the tire bearing on the ground so as to generate signals indicative of the behavior of the bearing region of the tread.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the movement of a motor vehicle provided with tires which cooperate with the ground to define respective footprints, including the steps of:
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monitoring the behavior of the footprints and generating at least one respective footprint signal indicative of the behavior of the footprints, using the at least one footprint signal to control the movement of the motor vehicle, detecting at least one driving control signal generated by the driver of the motor vehicle and then processing the at least one driving control signal in dependence on the at least one footprint signal to provide at least one control signal, and applying said one control signal to control means for controlling the movement of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for controlling the movement of a motor vehicle provided with tires which cooperate with the ground to define respective footprints including:
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monitoring means which are sensitive to the behavior of the footprints and can generate at least one respective footprint signal indicate of the behavior of the footprint, processing means and control means which can use the at least one footprint signal to control the movement of the motor vehicle, and detecting means for detecting at least one driving control signal generated by the driver of the motor vehicle and supplying the control signal to said processing means for processing the at least one driving control signal in dependence on the at least one footprint signal, wherein said processing means then supplies said control signal to said control means for controlling the movement of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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