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Ultra-wide band soil/tire interaction radar

  • US 6,736,004 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2001
  • Issued: 05/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for generating at least one of tire, ground, and tire/ground data for an pneumatic tire having a casing forming a hollow inner portion for containing a gas, the pneumatic tire in contact with a ground surface, the system comprising:

  • a radar transmitter, located within the hollow inner portion of the pneumatic tire, for generating a radar signal towards a portion of the pneumatic tire in contact with the ground surface;

    a radar receiver for receiving a reflected signal from at least one of an interface between the gas and the casing and an interface between the casing and the ground surface; and

    means for analyzing the reflected signal to produce at least one of tire, ground, and tire/ground data.

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