Method for recognition of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires

• US 8,180,523 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2005
• Issued: 05/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Edling, Frank, Gootjes, Lennert, Köbe, Andreas, Griesser, Martin, Koukes, Vladimir, Cunz, Jörg, Duchow, Alfred, Schreiner, Frank, Irth, Markus, Hofmann, Maik, Blank, Franko
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US11/631,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20100063665A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,505 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/33.9
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/061 by monitoring wheel speed measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles G01C22/00

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters.

Claims

1. A method for detecting a pressure loss in at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting a pressure loss in at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires due to a change of a rolling circumference of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires;

calculating at least two different parameters from the rolling circumference of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires, wherein the at least two different parameters are calculated depending at least on at least a wheel torque; and

evaluating the at least two different parameters to detect pressure loss on the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires, wherein the at least two different parameters are at least of two of diagonal wise (DIAG), sidewise (SIDE), or axlewise (AXLE), wherein a gradient of the parameter axlewise (AXLE) is evaluated as a function of the wheel torque at a constant vehicle speed to determine whether a change of the gradient exceeds a threshold, and the pressure loss is detected if the gradient exceeds the threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the at least two different parameters, which describe a tire without pressure loss.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein a warning about pressure loss is provided when a deviation of the calculated parameters from the learnt values of the parameters exceeds a fixed threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining disturbances of wheel rotational speed signals of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires induced by a road;

determining an absolute vehicle speed from an amount of time between the disturbances of the wheel rotational speed signals of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires induced by a road;

determining an absolute rolling circumference of each of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires from the respective wheel rotational speed signals of each of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires and from the absolute vehicle speed; and

providing a warning about pressure loss in the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires when the at least two different parameters exceed a fixed threshold value and the absolute rolling circumferences of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires changes.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining wheel rotational speed signals of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires,

evaluating the wheel rotational speed signals of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires with respect to vibration properties of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires;

providing a warning about pressure loss in the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires when the at least two parameters exceed a fixed threshold value and the vibration properties of the at least one of a plurality of motor vehicle tires changes.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least two different parameters are also calculated depending on a vehicle speed.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least two parameter comprise three parameters.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the three parameters are diagonal wise (DIAG), sidewise (SIDE), and axlewise (AXLE).