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Vehicle control system with advanced tire monitoring

  • US 8,032,281 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2007
  • Issued: 10/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for a vehicle comprising:

  • a tire sensor located within a wheel of the vehicle and generating a tire signal comprising pressure, temperature and multi-axis acceleration data;

    at least one vehicle dynamics sensor providing a vehicle dynamics signal; and

    a controller communicating with the tire sensor and the at least one vehicle dynamics sensor, the controller, in response to the vehicle dynamics signal, generating a roadway surface condition estimation value as a function of the multi-axis acceleration data of the tire signal, and transmitting the roadway surface condition estimation value to at least one vehicle system controller.

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