Tire condition telematics system
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1. A method of predicting a tire condition, comprising:
- providing a vehicle having one or more wheel assemblies, wherein said one or more wheel assemblies have one or more tires each with a tire tread;
providing an onboard computer having one or more data processors, wherein said one or more processors are operably configured to receive and analyze data from one or more sensors;
inputting an initial pre-determined tread depth of said tire tread of one or more of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies into said onboard computer;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies experience a wheel slip condition using a tire traction system;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road materials of one or more roads using a lane tracking system, a Global Positioning System and/or a map system;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road grades using said Global Positioning System and/or said map system;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in rain;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in snow, wherein said amount of distance traveled in said snow and/or rain is determined using one or more wiper system sensors;
determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while one or more loads are on said vehicle using one or more pressure sensors; and
predicting when a tread depth of said tire tread of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies will fall below a minimum tread depth using said on board computer of said vehicle, wherein said prediction is determined by said initial pre-determined tread depth inputted, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have experienced said wheel slip condition, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over said one or more road materials, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said rain, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said snow, said amount of distance determined said one or more loads are on said vehicle, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over one or more road grades.
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Abstract
A tire condition telematics system. The system includes a vehicle having an onboard computer and one or more wheel assemblies with one or more tires with a tire tread. A prediction as to when said tire tread will fall below a minimum tread depth in performed. The prediction is based on an amount of distance said wheel assemblies experience said wheel slip condition, a distance said wheel assemblies drive over said one or more road materials, a distance said wheel assemblies drive in rain and snow, a distance one or more loads are on said vehicle.
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1. A method of predicting a tire condition, comprising:
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providing a vehicle having one or more wheel assemblies, wherein said one or more wheel assemblies have one or more tires each with a tire tread; providing an onboard computer having one or more data processors, wherein said one or more processors are operably configured to receive and analyze data from one or more sensors; inputting an initial pre-determined tread depth of said tire tread of one or more of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies into said onboard computer; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies experience a wheel slip condition using a tire traction system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road materials of one or more roads using a lane tracking system, a Global Positioning System and/or a map system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road grades using said Global Positioning System and/or said map system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in rain; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in snow, wherein said amount of distance traveled in said snow and/or rain is determined using one or more wiper system sensors; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while one or more loads are on said vehicle using one or more pressure sensors; and predicting when a tread depth of said tire tread of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies will fall below a minimum tread depth using said on board computer of said vehicle, wherein said prediction is determined by said initial pre-determined tread depth inputted, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have experienced said wheel slip condition, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over said one or more road materials, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said rain, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said snow, said amount of distance determined said one or more loads are on said vehicle, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over one or more road grades. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of predicting a tire condition, comprising:
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providing a vehicle having a telematics unit and one or more wheel assemblies, wherein said one or more wheel assemblies of said vehicle each having one or more tires with a tire tread; inputting an initial pre-determined tread depth of said tire tread of one or more of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies into an onboard computer of said vehicle; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies experience a wheel slip condition using a tire traction system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road materials of one or more roads using a lane tracking system, a Global Positioning System and/or a map system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive over one or more road grades using said Global Positioning System and/or said map system; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in rain; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while said one or more wheel assemblies drive in snow, wherein said amount of distance traveled in said snow and/or rain is determined using one or more wiper system sensors; determining an amount of distance traveled by said vehicle while one or more loads are on said vehicle using one or more pressure sensors; transmitting said initial pre-determined tread depth determined, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies experienced said wheel slip condition, said amount of distance said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over said one or more road materials, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over said one or more road grades, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said rain, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said snow, said amount of distance determined said one or more loads are on said vehicle, and said amount of distance determined said one or more loads are on said vehicle to a cloud-based server for analysis with said telematics unit of said vehicle; and predicting when a tread depth of said tire tread of said one or more tires of said one or more wheel assemblies will fall below a minimum tread depth, wherein said prediction is performed by said cloud-based server, wherein said prediction is determined by, said initial pre-determined tread depth inputted, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies experienced said wheel slip condition, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over said one or more road materials, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said rain, said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven in said snow, said amount of distance determined said one or more loads are on said vehicle, and said amount of distance determined said one or more wheel assemblies have driven over one or more road grades. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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