Air spring pressure monitoring system
AssigneeContiTech Deutschland GmbH
InventorSteveson Juliano Bronoski
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an air springs monitoring system for a transport vehicle having multiple air springs, air spring sensors for measuring interior air spring pressure, a communication module for gathering measurement data from the sensors, and a base station for deriving suspension outputs based on the collected data. The system enables real-time monitoring and analysis of air spring conditions, facilitating suspension performance and vehicle safety.
Claims15
An air springs monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of air springs for a vehicle suspension;
- a plurality of air spring sensors that measure interior air spring pressure of the plurality of air springs as measurement data;
- a communication module to collect the measurement data from the plurality of air spring sensors;
- a base station to derive one or more suspension outputs from the collected measurement data;
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- wherein the one or more suspension outputs include frequency of the measurement data.
An air spring monitoring system comprising:
- a mount plate to mount to a vehicle suspension system;
- a bottom plate to attach to an axle;
- an elastomer assembly connecting coupled to the mount plate and the bottom plate and holds a volume of air at an interior pressure;
- a valve operable by a solenoid to adjust the interior air pressure;
- a sensor attached to the bottom plate configured to measure the interior air pressure as measurement data;
- one or more processors configured to generate one or more suspension outputs from the measurement data;
- wherein the or more suspension outputs include frequency of the measurement data.
A method of operating an air spring monitoring system, the method comprising:
- measuring pressures for a plurality of air springs by a plurality of air spring sensors as measurement data;
- determining frequencies for the air springs based on the measurement data;
- determining low and high pressure variations for the air springs based on the measurement data;
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- determining loading of a suspension based on the determined frequencies and the determined pressure variations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.