System and method for detecting motion of an object
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1. A system to detect movement of an object, comprising:
- a sensor that is operative to sense at least a pressure condition within an enclosed space of the object based on an operating mode of the system;
a control system that controls the operating mode of the system based at least in part on whether movement of the object is detected, the movement of the object being detected based on a variation in the at least a pressure condition over time anda variation detector that detects the movement of the object if the at least a pressure condition exceeds a predetermined level of variation over a plurality of samples.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed to for detecting movement of an object. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed to detect movement of an object (e.g., a tire). The system includes a sensor that is operative to sense at least a pressure condition within an enclosed space of the object based on an operating mode of the system. A control system controls the operating mode of the system based at least in part on whether movement of the object is detected. The movement of the object is detected based on a variation in the at least a pressure condition over time. The system can be implemented as part of a tire pressure monitoring system.
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1. A system to detect movement of an object, comprising:
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a sensor that is operative to sense at least a pressure condition within an enclosed space of the object based on an operating mode of the system; a control system that controls the operating mode of the system based at least in part on whether movement of the object is detected, the movement of the object being detected based on a variation in the at least a pressure condition over time and a variation detector that detects the movement of the object if the at least a pressure condition exceeds a predetermined level of variation over a plurality of samples. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a pressure sensor that is operative to sense a pressure condition associated with a tire; a control system that controls the pressure sensor to sense the pressure condition at a sample rate that varies based on whether movement of the tire is detected; and a variation detector that detects the movement of the tire based on determining at least a predetermined level of variation in the sensed pressure condition over a plurality of samples of the sensed pressure condition; memory that stores a value indicative of the sensed pressure condition for each of a plurality of samples of the sensed pressure condition; an evaluator that determines an indication of the variation in the sensed pressure condition based on the value stored in the memory for each of the plurality of samples of the sensed pressure condition; and a comparator that compares the indication of variation relative to a predetermined variation level, the variation detector detecting the movement of the object based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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10. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a pressure sensor that is operative to sense a pressure condition associated with a tire; a control system that controls the pressure sensor to sense the pressure condition at a sample rate that varies based on whether movement of the tire is detected; a variation detector that detects the movement of the tire based on determining at least a predetermined level of variation in the sensed pressure condition over a plurality of samples of the sensed pressure condition; and memory that stores a value indicative of the sensed pressure condition for each of a plurality of samples of the sensed pressure condition wherein the variation detector determines a statistical variation in the values stored in the memory for the plurality of samples, the control system controlling the pressure sensor to sense in a first mode if the statistical variation exceeds the predetermined level of variation and controlling the pressure sensor in a second mode if the statistical variation does not exceed the predetermined level of variation, the pressure sensor being activated more often in the first mode than in the second mode.
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13. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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means for sensing pressure of a tire and for providing an indication of the sensed pressure; means for controlling the means for sensing pressure to sense the pressure based on whether movement of the tire is detected; and means for detecting movement of the tire solely as a function of variation in the indication of the sensed pressure over time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting movement of a tire, comprising:
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sensing at least a pressure condition associated with the tire; determining a variation for the at least a sensed pressure condition over time; and detecting movement of the tire based on the determined variation for the at least a pressure condition; controlling an operating mode of a tire pressure monitoring system based on the detected movement of the tire, the tire pressure monitoring system operating in a first mode when the determined variation for the at least a pressure condition exceeds an expected value and operating in a second mode when the determined variation for the at least a pressure condition does not exceed the expected value, the sensing occurring more often in the first mode than in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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