Method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tire for a vehicle wheel
First Claim
1. A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tyre for a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction;
making the tyre pass at speed over the at least one array of sensors along a second direction;
generating, for each sensor, an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of the sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor;
detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and
determining, starting with the detected electrical signals, the at least one characteristic property of the tyre;
wherein the second direction is a motion direction of the tyre,wherein the first direction is transverse to the second direction, andwherein the at least one array of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tyre in the first direction.
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Abstract
A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tire for a vehicle wheel includes arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tire pass at speed over the sensors along a second direction; generating an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of each sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor; detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and determining, starting with the detected signals, the at least one characteristic property. The second direction is a motion direction of the tire. The first direction is transverse to the second. The at least one array of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tire in the first direction. When the at least one array includes a plurality of arrays, the arrays may be arranged substantially in parallel.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tyre for a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tyre pass at speed over the at least one array of sensors along a second direction; generating, for each sensor, an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of the sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor; detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and determining, starting with the detected electrical signals, the at least one characteristic property of the tyre; wherein the second direction is a motion direction of the tyre, wherein the first direction is transverse to the second direction, and wherein the at least one array of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tyre in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tyre for a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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arranging a plurality of arrays of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tyre pass at speed over the plurality of arrays of sensors along a second direction; generating, for each sensor, an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of the sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor; detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and determining, starting with the detected electrical signals, the at least one characteristic property of the tyre; wherein the second direction is a motion direction of the tyre, wherein the first direction is transverse to the second direction, wherein the plurality of arrays of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tyre in the first direction, and wherein the arrays of sensors are arranged substantially in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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