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Tire condition advisory system with optimum, advisory and warning states

  • US 9,233,581 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2013
  • Issued: 01/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tire pressure optimization system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a display; and

    a controller in communication with the display, the controller programmed to;

    receive inflation pressure information indicative of a vehicle tire'"'"'s inflation pressure,identify an operating state of the vehicle as being;

    in an optimum state when the inflation pressure information indicates the inflation pressure is within an optimum pressure range, the optimum pressure range indicative of one or more optimum performance characteristics,in a warning state when the inflation pressure information indicates the inflation pressure is above a warning high pressure threshold or below a warning low pressure threshold, orin an advisory state when the inflation pressure information indicates the inflation pressure is within an advisory pressure range, the advisory pressure range indicative of an undesirable performance characteristic and outside of the warning state and the optimum state, andoperate the display to output;

    an optimum state indication when the operating state is in the optimum state, the optimum state indication including a description of at least one of the one or more optimum performance characteristics,a warning indication when the operating state is in the warning state, andan advisory indication when the operating state is in the advisory state.

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