System for controlling a vehicle wheel tyre pressure

• US 7,313,953 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2002
• Issued: 01/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronic (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Delaporte, Francis, Hernando, Serge, Pinard, Thierry
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen; Andre J.
• Application Number:
  US10/498,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20050150284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,840 Days
• Field of Search: 731/46, 731/465, 340/442, 340/445, 340/447
• US Class Current: 73/146.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0416 allocating a corresponding wheel position on vehicle, e.g. front/left or rear/right
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0477 Evaluating waveform of pressure readings
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/061 by monitoring wheel speed measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles G01C22/00

Abstract

The system comprises a control unit (17), and, on each wheel, a pressure sensor (12) and an emitter (13) in order to transmit to the control unit (17) a pressure signal comprising data for identification of the sensor, and means (17) for determination of the speeds of rotation of the wheels, in order to associate (174,179) with each pressure signal the wheel of the corresponding sensor (12), and which comprise means (179) for comparison of data of speeds of rotation of the wheel, determined in different manners (34,50), by the periods (Ti) of the envelopes for modulation of the signals emitted by the emitters (13) and by the wheel anti-blocking device (20).

Claims

1. A system for checking the pressure of the tires of wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a control unit,

on each wheel, a pressure sensor and an emitter in order to transmit to the control unit a pressure signal comprising data for identification of the sensor, and

means for determining the speeds of rotation of the wheels, in order to associate the pressure signal the wheel of the corresponding sensor,

wherein the means for determining the speeds of rotation of the wheels comprises means for comparison of data of speeds of rotation of the wheel, determined in different manners.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for determining the speeds of rotation comprise a means for determining the periods of the modulation envelopes of the signals emitted by the emitters connected to the pressure sensors, and for deduction by the means for determining the speeds of rotation of the wheels.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for determining uses fixed sensors for the speed of rotation of wheels with known locations.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the fixed sensors for the speed of rotation of the wheel are those of a wheel anti-blocking device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for comparison are designed to carry out comparisons only during phases of non-straight trajectories of the vehicle.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein means are provided which are designed to determine the speeds of the wheels on the basis of the speed of the vehicle and of the dynamic characteristics of the trajectory of the vehicle.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein means are provided which are designed to compare the speeds of the wheels with the linear speed of the vehicle in order to locate the wheels according to the direction of bends.

8. A system for checking tire pressure on a motor vehicle, comprising:

a control unit; and

a pressure sensor attached to at least one wheel and configured to emit a pressure signal, wherein the pressure signal comprises identification information for the sensor;

wherein the system determines the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel, wherein the pressure signal is associated with the speed of rotation.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is configured to compare a plurality of speeds of rotation, wherein at least one of the plurality of speeds of rotation is determined in a different manner than another speed in the plurality of speeds of rotation.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein one manner for determining the speed of rotation uses fixed sensors.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the fixed sensors are attached to a anti-blocking system.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein one manner for determining the speed of rotation is based on the speed and trajectory of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the system is configured to compare a linear speed of the vehicle with the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel in order to determine a wheel trajectory.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is configured to determine the periods of modulation envelopes of the pressure signals and wherein the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel is deduced from the periods of modulation envelopes of the pressure signal.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the system compares the plurality of speeds of rotation during turning of the vehicle.

20. The control circuit of claim 8, wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the periods of modulation envelopes of the pressure signals and wherein the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel is deduced from the periods of modulation envelopes of the pressure signal.

16. A control circuit for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a pressure sensor attached a wheel and configured to emit a pressure signal; and

a circuit for determining the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel, wherein the circuit for determining the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel is configured to associate the pressure signal with the speed of rotation.

17. The control circuit of claim 16, wherein the circuit for determining the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel is configured to compare a plurality of speeds of rotation, wherein at least one of the plurality of speeds of rotation is determined in a different manner than another speed in the plurality of speeds of rotation.

18. The control circuit of claim 17, wherein one manner for determining the speed of rotation is based on the speed and trajectory of the vehicle.

19. The control circuit of claim 17, wherein the control circuit is configured to compare a linear speed of the vehicle with the speed of rotation of the at least one wheel in order to determine a wheel trajectory.