Methods and systems for estimating tire tread temperature

• US 9,827,816 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Abughaida, Amer, Ghoneim, Youssef A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Phuong
• Application Number:
  US14/246,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20150283869A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,331 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/20 Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2205/00 Application of thermometers in motors, e.g. of a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 7/427 Temperature calculation based on spatial modeling, e.g. spatial inter- or extrapolation
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 17/02 Tyres

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for estimating a temperature of a tire. The method includes: receiving tire pressure data; and estimating a temperature of a tread of the tire based on the tire pressure data.

Claims

1. A method of estimating a temperature of a tire, the method comprising:

receiving tire pressure data; and

computing a first value based on the tire pressure data;

receiving subsequent tire pressure data;

computing a second value based on the first value and the subsequent tire pressure data, and

estimating a temperature of a tread of the tire based on the second value.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving ambient air temperature data that indicates an ambient air temperature;

receiving tire temperature data that indicates a tire temperature; and

wherein the estimating the temperature of the tire tread is based on the ambient air temperature and the tire temperature.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing an absolute value of a difference between the ambient air temperature and the tire temperature, and wherein the estimating the temperature of the tire tread is based on an evaluation of the absolute value of the difference.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing the first value is based on:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein (x) is based on a unit of pressure.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein (y) is predefined based on a unit of temperature.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing the second value is based on:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein (x) is predefined based on a unit of pressure.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein (y) is predefined based on a unit of temperature.

10. A system for estimating a temperature of a tire, comprising:

a tire pressure sensor that generates tire pressure sensor data; and

a control module that receives the tire pressure sensor data, computes a first value based on the tire pressure data, receives subsequent tire pressure data, computes a second value based on the first value and the subsequent tire pressure data, and estimates a temperature of a tread of the tire based on the second value.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the control module:

receives ambient air temperature data that indicates an ambient air temperature;

receives tire temperature data that indicates a tire temperature; and

wherein the control module estimates the temperature of the tire tread based on the ambient air temperature and the tire temperature.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the control module computes an absolute value of a difference between the ambient air temperature and the tire temperature, and estimates the temperature of the tire tread based on an evaluation of the absolute value of the difference.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the control module computes the first value based on:

14. The system of claim 13, wherein (x) is predefined based on a unit of pressure.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein (y) is predefined based on a unit of temperature.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the control module computes the second value based on:

17. The system of claim 16, wherein (x) is predefined based on a unit of pressure.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein (y) is predefined based on a unit of temperature.