System and method for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire
First Claim
1. A tire condition monitoring system for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire, said tire condition monitoring system comprising:
- a tire-based unit comprising means for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire, means for assembling tire condition data indicative of said condition of the vehicle tire, and means for transmitting at least one radio frequency signal including a signal indicative of said tire condition data; and
a vehicle-based unit comprising means for receiving said at least one radio frequency signal, means for determining an actual reception success rate of said at least one radio frequency signal, means for comparing said actual reception success rate to known reception success rates corresponding to known tire positions on the vehicle, means for identifying one of said known reception success rates that is closest to equal said actual reception success rate, and means for associating said at least one radio frequency signal with a known tire position corresponding to said one of said known reception success rates.
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Abstract
A system (10) for monitoring a condition of a tire (12) of a vehicle (14) includes a tire-based unit (20) and a vehicle-based unit (40). The tire-based unit monitors a condition of the tire (12), assembles data indicative of the monitored condition, and transmits at least one radio frequency signal (32) including a signal indicative of the data. The vehicle-based unit (40) receives the radio frequency signal (32) and determines an actual reception success rate of the radio frequency signal. The vehicle-based unit (40) compares the actual reception success rate of each radio frequency signal (32) to known reception success rates corresponding to known tire positions on the vehicle (14) and identifies one of the known reception success rates that is closest to equal the actual reception success rate. The vehicle-based unit (40) associates the radio frequency signal (32) with the known tire position corresponding to the one of the known reception success rates.
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18 Claims
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1. A tire condition monitoring system for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire, said tire condition monitoring system comprising:
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a tire-based unit comprising means for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire, means for assembling tire condition data indicative of said condition of the vehicle tire, and means for transmitting at least one radio frequency signal including a signal indicative of said tire condition data; and
a vehicle-based unit comprising means for receiving said at least one radio frequency signal, means for determining an actual reception success rate of said at least one radio frequency signal, means for comparing said actual reception success rate to known reception success rates corresponding to known tire positions on the vehicle, means for identifying one of said known reception success rates that is closest to equal said actual reception success rate, and means for associating said at least one radio frequency signal with a known tire position corresponding to said one of said known reception success rates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a condition of a vehicle tire;
assembling tire condition data indicative of said condition of the vehicle tire;
transmitting at least one radio frequency signal, said radio frequency signal including a signal indicative of said tire condition data;
receiving said at least one radio frequency signal at a predetermined location in the vehicle;
determining an actual reception success rate of said at least one radio frequency signal;
comparing said actual reception success rate to known reception success rates corresponding to known tire positions on the vehicle;
identifying one of said known reception success rates that is closest to equal said actual reception success rate; and
associating said at least one radio frequency signal with a known tire position corresponding to said one of said known reception success rates. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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