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Tire pressure and parameter monitoring system and method using accelerometers

  • US 6,725,136 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2002
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for monitoring an operating condition of a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • determining at a first wheel a first acceleration;

    determining a first wheel rotation speed; and

    determining the operating condition as a function of at least the first wheel rotation speed and the first acceleration;

    wherein the operating condition includes at least one of a first tire condition, a first wheel condition, and a first suspension condition; and

    wherein determining the operating condition includes determining at least one of a first tire resonant frequency, a first wheel resonant frequency, and a first suspension resonant frequency.

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