Apparatus and method for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire
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1. An apparatus for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire, comprising:
- a tire pressure sensor for sensing a tire pressure;
a signal processor configured to provide a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first time and the tire pressure at a second time,wherein the signal processor comprisesa unit for determining a tire pressure average value and for providing a value based on the tire pressure average value;
a unit for sensing a difference between the value and a further value, wherein the further value is based on the tire pressure at the second time; and
a unit for providing the signal indicating tire deformation on the basis of the difference,wherein the tire pressure at the second time is larger than the tire pressure average value at the first time due to a tire deformation, andwherein the unit for providing the signal indicating the tire deformation is configured to provide the signal indicating the tire deformation at the second time, if the difference between the value and the further value exceeds a predetermined value.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire includes a tire pressure sensor for sensing a tire pressure, a signal processor configured to provide a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first time and the tire pressure at a second time. What is achieved thereby is that a tire deformation may efficiently be sensed.
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1. An apparatus for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire, comprising:
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a tire pressure sensor for sensing a tire pressure; a signal processor configured to provide a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first time and the tire pressure at a second time, wherein the signal processor comprises a unit for determining a tire pressure average value and for providing a value based on the tire pressure average value; a unit for sensing a difference between the value and a further value, wherein the further value is based on the tire pressure at the second time; and a unit for providing the signal indicating tire deformation on the basis of the difference, wherein the tire pressure at the second time is larger than the tire pressure average value at the first time due to a tire deformation, and wherein the unit for providing the signal indicating the tire deformation is configured to provide the signal indicating the tire deformation at the second time, if the difference between the value and the further value exceeds a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire, comprising:
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sensing a tire pressure; providing a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first time and the tire pressure at a second time, wherein providing the signal indicating the tire deformation comprises determining a tire pressure average value and providing a value based on the tire pressure average value; sensing a difference between the value and a further value, wherein the further value is based on the tire pressure at the second time; and providing the signal indicating tire deformation on the basis of the difference, wherein the tire pressure at the second time is larger than the tire pressure average value at the first time due to a tire deformation, and providing the signal indicating the tire deformation comprises providing the signal indicating the tire deformation at the second time, if the difference between the value and the further value exceeds a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code, said program code when executed on a computer carrying out a method for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a tire pressure; providing a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first time and the tire pressure at a second time, wherein providing the signal indicating the tire deformation comprises determining a tire pressure average value and providing a value based on the tire pressure average value; sensing a difference between the value and a further value, wherein the further value is based on the tire pressure at the second time; and providing the signal indicating tire deformation on the basis of the difference, wherein the tire pressure at the second time is larger than the tire pressure average value at the first time due to a tire deformation, and providing the signal indicating the tire deformation comprises providing the signal indicating the tire deformation at the second time, if the difference between the value and the further value exceeds a predetermined value.
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