Use of suspension information in tire pressure deviation detection for a vehicle tire
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1. An indirect tire pressure monitoring method of detecting tire pressure deviation in tires of a vehicle, comprising:
- determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of at least one tire of a vehicle; and
determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation condition in the at least one tire on the basis of the tire pressure indicating data;
characterized by;
obtaining at least one vehicle data provided by a controlling and/or monitoring device of the vehicle;
determining suspension related data on the basis of the at least one vehicle data; and
suspension related compensating on the basis of the suspension related data such that suspension compensated tire pressure deviation data is achieved,wherein the suspension related data includes at least one of (i) a current pressure in a suspension acting on the least one tire, and (ii) a height of the suspension acting on the least one tire, andwherein the at least one vehicle data includes at least one ofvehicle data indicative of suspension stiffness acting on at least one of the at least one tire;
vehicle data indicative of operation of a semi-active or active suspension control system of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of at least one of a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of a yaw rate of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of a speed of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of at least one of positioning, orientation and emission direction of at least one head light of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of a braking condition of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative that a braking system of the vehicle is operating;
vehicle data indicative of brake pressure;
vehicle data indicative that at least one active control device of the vehicle is active;
vehicle data indicative of ambient temperature;
vehicle data indicative of an engine torque of an engine of the vehicle;
vehicle data indicative of a torque acting on the at least one tire;
vehicle data indicative of wheel slip related to the at least one tire;
vehicle data indicative of an engine speed of an engine of the vehicle; and
vehicle data indicative that a gear shift of the vehicle is in progress.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for detecting a tire pressure deviation in a tire of a vehicle by determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of the tire and determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation in the tire.
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1. An indirect tire pressure monitoring method of detecting tire pressure deviation in tires of a vehicle, comprising:
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determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of at least one tire of a vehicle; and determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation condition in the at least one tire on the basis of the tire pressure indicating data; characterized by; obtaining at least one vehicle data provided by a controlling and/or monitoring device of the vehicle; determining suspension related data on the basis of the at least one vehicle data; and suspension related compensating on the basis of the suspension related data such that suspension compensated tire pressure deviation data is achieved, wherein the suspension related data includes at least one of (i) a current pressure in a suspension acting on the least one tire, and (ii) a height of the suspension acting on the least one tire, and wherein the at least one vehicle data includes at least one of vehicle data indicative of suspension stiffness acting on at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of operation of a semi-active or active suspension control system of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of at least one of a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a yaw rate of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a speed of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of at least one of positioning, orientation and emission direction of at least one head light of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a braking condition of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative that a braking system of the vehicle is operating; vehicle data indicative of brake pressure; vehicle data indicative that at least one active control device of the vehicle is active; vehicle data indicative of ambient temperature; vehicle data indicative of an engine torque of an engine of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a torque acting on the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of wheel slip related to the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of an engine speed of an engine of the vehicle; and vehicle data indicative that a gear shift of the vehicle is in progress. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An indirect tire pressure monitoring system for detecting tire pressure deviation in tires of a vehicle, comprising:
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a roll radius based tire pressure monitoring unit adapted to determine tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of at least one tire of a vehicle, and to determine tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation condition in the at least one tire on the basis of the tire pressure indicating data; characterized by; an interface adapted to obtain at least one vehicle data provided by a controlling and/or monitoring device of the vehicle; a combination/compensation unit adapted to determine suspension related data on the basis of the at least one vehicle data, and adapted to suspension related compensate on the basis of the suspension related data such that suspension compensated tire pressure deviation data is achieved, wherein the combination/compensation unit is adapted to determine suspension related data, and wherein the suspension related data includes at least one of (i) a current pressure in a suspension acting on the least one tire, and (ii) a height of the suspension acting on the least one tire, wherein the interface is adapted to include at least one input for obtaining, as the least one vehicle data, at least one of vehicle data indicative of suspension height information related to at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of suspension stiffness acting on at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of at least one of current and future control measures of extension and/or height of the suspension acting on at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of operation of a semi-active or active suspension control system of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of suspension pressure and/or force acting on at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of at least one of a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a yaw rate of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a speed of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of at least one of positioning, orientation and emission direction of at least one head light of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a braking condition; vehicle data indicative that a braking system of the vehicle is operating; vehicle data indicative of brake pressure; vehicle data indicative that at least one active control device of the vehicle is active; vehicle data indicative of ambient temperature; vehicle data indicative of an engine torque of an engine of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a torque acting on the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of wheel slip related to the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of an engine speed of an engine of the vehicle; and vehicle data indicative that a gear shift of the vehicle is in progress; and
/orwherein the combination/compensation unit is adapted to compute the at least one vehicle data to calculate or estimate the suspension related data; and
/orwherein the interface is adapted to suspension related compensate the at least one vehicle data based on the suspension related data; and
/orwherein the interface is adapted to obtain vehicle data of at least one of; a 3D position sensor; a velocity sensor; an acceleration sensor; a wheel/tire sensor; a yaw rate sensor; a torque sensor; a suspension sensor; and temperature sensor; and
/orwherein the combination/compensation unit is adapted to suspension related compensate the tire pressure indicating data on the basis of the suspension related data; and
/orwherein the combination/compensation unit is adapted to suspension related compensate the tire pressure deviation data itself on the basis of the suspension related data; and
/orwherein the combination/compensation unit is adapted to compare the tire pressure deviation data with deviation threshold data and adapted to determine, based on the comparison result, whether the tire pressure deviation condition exceeds at least one predetermined deviation related threshold; and
/orwherein the combination/compensation unit is preferably adapted to correct the deviation threshold data on the basis of the suspension related data. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A non-transitory computer program product for an indirect tire pressure monitoring for detecting tire pressure deviation in tires of a vehicle, the computer program product comprising program code for carrying out, when executed on a processing system:
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determining tire pressure indicating data indicative of a tire pressure condition of at least one tire of a vehicle; and determining tire pressure deviation data indicative of a tire pressure deviation condition in the at least one tire on the basis of the tire pressure indicating data;
characterized by;obtaining at least one vehicle data provided by a controlling and/or monitoring device of the vehicle; determining suspension related data on the basis of the at least one vehicle data; and suspension related compensating on the basis of the suspension related data such that suspension compensated tire pressure deviation data is achieved, wherein the suspension related data includes at least one of (i) a current pressure in a suspension acting on the least one tire, and (ii) a height of the suspension acting on the least one tire, and wherein the at least one vehicle data includes at least one of vehicle data indicative of suspension stiffness acting on at least one of the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of operation of a semi-active or active suspension control system of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of at least one of a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a yaw rate of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a speed of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of at least one of positioning, orientation and emission direction of at least one head light of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a braking condition of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative that a braking system of the vehicle is operating; vehicle data indicative of brake pressure; vehicle data indicative that at least one active control device of the vehicle is active; vehicle data indicative of ambient temperature; vehicle data indicative of an engine torque of an engine of the vehicle; vehicle data indicative of a torque acting on the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of wheel slip related to the at least one tire; vehicle data indicative of an engine speed of an engine of the vehicle; and vehicle data indicative that a gear shift of the vehicle is in progress. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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