Method for monitoring tyre deformations and monitoring system therefor
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring deformations in a tyre of a vehicle wheel, the wheel comprising the tyre and a rim, the method comprising:
- providing the wheel with at least two magnetic-field emitters mutually disposed so as to yield a composite magnetic field having one or more space portions where at least one component of the composite magnetic field is substantially null;
disposing at least one main magnetic-field sensor substantially in one of the one or more space portions;
monitoring variation of the at least one component of the composite magnetic field; and
correlating the variation with tyre deformations;
wherein at least one of the magnetic-field emitters is disposed in contact with the tyre.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring deformations in a tire of a vehicle wheel, the wheel including the tire and a rim, the method including: providing the wheel with at least two magnetic-field emitters mutually disposed so as to yield a composite magnetic field having one or more space portions where at least one component of the composite magnetic field is substantially null; disposing at least one main magnetic-field sensor substantially in one of the one or more space portions; monitoring variation of the at least one component of the composite magnetic field; and correlating the variation with tire deformations. At least one of the magnetic-field emitters is disposed in contact with the tire. A system for monitoring deformations in a tire of a vehicle wheel includes the wheel, the at least two magnetic-field emitters, and the at least one main magnetic-field sensor.
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1. A method for monitoring deformations in a tyre of a vehicle wheel, the wheel comprising the tyre and a rim, the method comprising:
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providing the wheel with at least two magnetic-field emitters mutually disposed so as to yield a composite magnetic field having one or more space portions where at least one component of the composite magnetic field is substantially null; disposing at least one main magnetic-field sensor substantially in one of the one or more space portions; monitoring variation of the at least one component of the composite magnetic field; and correlating the variation with tyre deformations; wherein at least one of the magnetic-field emitters is disposed in contact with the tyre. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring deformations in a tyre of a vehicle wheel, comprising:
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the wheel; at least two magnetic-field emitters mutually disposed in the wheel so as to yield a composite magnetic field having one or more space portions where at least one component of the composite magnetic field is substantially null; and at least one main magnetic-field sensor; wherein the wheel comprises; the tyre; and a rim; wherein at least one of the magnetic-field emitters is disposed in contact with the tyre, and wherein the at least one main magnetic-field sensor is disposed substantially in one of the one or more space portions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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