Intelligent tire systems and methods
First Claim
1. An intelligent tire system (ITS) comprising:
- a first sensor device mounted in a tire of a vehicle and comprising a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the first sensor device configured to sense first sensor data;
a second sensor device mounted in the tire and comprising an RF transceiver communicatively coupled to the RF transmitter to receive a transmitter transmission from the first sensor device comprising the first sensor data, the second sensor device configured to sense second sensor data;
a central control unit mounted in the vehicle; and
a transceiver mounted in the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the RF transceiver to receive a transceiver transmission from the second sensor device comprising the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to transmit the transceiver transmission to the central control unit.
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Abstract
The invention is related to intelligent tire systems and methods. In one embodiment, an intelligent tire system (ITS) comprises a first sensor device, a second sensor device, a central control unit, and a transceiver. The first sensor device is mounted in a tire of a vehicle and comprises a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. The second sensor device is mounted in the tire and comprises an RF transceiver, the second sensor device adapted to receive a transmitter transmission from the first sensor device comprising first sensor data. The central control unit is mounted in the vehicle. The transceiver is mounted in the vehicle and is adapted to receive a transceiver transmission from the second sensor device comprising first sensor data and second sensor data and to transmit the transceiver transmission to the central control unit.
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22 Claims
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1. An intelligent tire system (ITS) comprising:
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a first sensor device mounted in a tire of a vehicle and comprising a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, the first sensor device configured to sense first sensor data; a second sensor device mounted in the tire and comprising an RF transceiver communicatively coupled to the RF transmitter to receive a transmitter transmission from the first sensor device comprising the first sensor data, the second sensor device configured to sense second sensor data; a central control unit mounted in the vehicle; and a transceiver mounted in the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the RF transceiver to receive a transceiver transmission from the second sensor device comprising the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to transmit the transceiver transmission to the central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An intelligent tire system (ITS) comprising:
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a first sensor to sense a first condition related to a tire and comprising a wireless transmitter; a second sensor to sense a second condition related to the tire and comprising a wireless transceiver to receive data related to the first condition from the first sensor; and a central control unit to receive data from the second sensor, the data related to the first condition and the second condition. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An intelligent tire system (ITS) comprising:
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a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensors disposed in a tire; a transceiver mounted external to the tire and wirelessly coupled to the wireless sensor network by at least one of the plurality of sensors; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors comprises a transceiver to receive data from others of the plurality of sensors and to transmit the data to the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An intelligent tire system (ITS) comprising:
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a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensor devices disposed in a tire; a lead embedded in the tire, wherein each of the plurality of sensor devices is capacitively coupled to the lead to form the sensor network; a transceiver wirelessly coupled to the wireless sensor network by at least one of the plurality of sensor devices; and a controller coupled to the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of monitoring a condition related to a tire in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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sensing information about a first condition related to the tire by a first sensor in the tire; sensing information about a second condition related to the tire by a second sensor in the tire; transmitting the information about the first condition from the first sensor to the second sensor; and transmitting the information about the first and second conditions from the second sensor to a controller in the vehicle, wherein a transmitting power of the second sensor is greater than a transmitting power of the first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of monitoring a tire of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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sensing information about a plurality of conditions related to the tire by a plurality of sensors mounted in the tire; collecting the information at one of the plurality of sensors; transmitting the information from a short-range transmitter of the one of the plurality of sensors to a transceiver mounted proximate the tire; and transmitting the information from a long-range transmitter of the transceiver to a central control unit in the vehicle.
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