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US 12,734,848 B2Granted
System and method for tire inflator management
AssigneeAperia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrandon Richardson, Bryan Duggan, Thomas de Swiet, Aaron Latzke, Kevin Ciocia, Kris Dobelstein
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Abstract
In variants, the tire inflation system control method can include: determining a setpoint based on driving context for a vehicle; and controlling an inflator based on the setpoint. In variants, the tire inflation system can include a remote computing system and a set of wheel-end inflators mounted to the wheel ends of a vehicle and connected to the remote computing system, such as via a gateway local to the vehicle.
Claims12
A system, comprising:
- a local system configured to mount to a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of tire inflation systems, each configured to statically mount to a respective wheel of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of tire inflation systems comprises:
- a pump configured to fluidly connect to a tire of the respective wheel;
- a set of sensors configured to sample tire measurements;
- and
- a processing system comprising a first set of processors configured to control operation of the pump based on a tire pressure setpoint;
- and
- a set of vehicle sensors configured to sample a set of vehicle parameters comprising a real-time location of the vehicle;
- and
- a remote computing system comprising a second set of processors, remote from the vehicle and configured to:
- determine a set of environmental parameters based on the real-time location of the vehicle;
- during operation of the vehicle, determine a new tire pressure setpoint based on the set of environmental parameters;
- and
- transmit the new tire pressure setpoint to the plurality of tire inflation systems during operation of the vehicle, wherein the pump is dynamically controlled to satisfy the new tire pressure setpoint during operation of the vehicle.
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