Systems and methods for monitoring a track system for traction of a vehicle
OwnerSimon Richard, Matthieu Bergeron +2inventors
InventorsSimon Richard, Matthieu Bergeron, Ghislain Laperle, Patrice Boily
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OwnerSimon Richard, Matthieu Bergeron +2inventors
InventorsSimon Richard, Matthieu Bergeron, Ghislain Laperle, Patrice Boily
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A track system of a vehicle can be monitored (e.g., during operation of the vehicle) to obtain information about the track system which can be used for various purposes, such as, for example, to convey the information about the track system to a user (e.g., an operator of the vehicle) and/or to control the vehicle, for instance, by controlling a speed of the vehicle depending on a state (e.g., a temperature and/or one or more other physical characteristics) of the track system. This may be useful, for example, to gain knowledge about a track of the track system, to help prevent rapid wear or other deterioration of the track of the track system (e.g., blowout), and/or to adapt how fast or slow the vehicle moves in order to protect the track of the track system while permitting the speed of the vehicle to be greater over short periods (e.g., when travelling on or crossing roads or other particular areas).
A track for a vehicle, the track being mountable around a track-engaging assembly configured to move the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of wheels for engaging the track, the track being elastomeric to flex around the track-engaging assembly, the track comprising:
A track system for a vehicle, the track system comprising:
A system for use in respect of a vehicle comprising a track, the track comprising a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface and being mounted around a track-engaging assembly configured to move the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of wheels for engaging the track, the track being elastomeric to flex around the track-engaging assembly, the system comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable by a processing apparatus for use in respect of a vehicle comprising a track, the track comprising a ground-engaging outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface and being mounted around a track-engaging assembly configured to move the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of wheels for engaging the track, the track being elastomeric to flex around the track-engaging assembly, the track comprising a sensor configured to sense a temperature of the track during use of the track and integrated in the track during molding of the track such that an elastomeric portion of the track is disposed over the sensor, the program comprising instructions executable by the processing apparatus to cause the processing apparatus to:
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