Vehicle control system for tire instability incidents
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorHarikannan A
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Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle during a tire instability incident includes detecting a tire instability incident and activating a vehicle control measure. The tire instability incident can be detected as a function of one or both of tire pressure outside of a threshold pressure, and tire temperature above a threshold temperature. Activating the vehicle control measure includes one or a combination of two or more of: a) actuating a safety system; b) actuating an external alert; and c) reducing a vehicle speed.
Claims17
A method of controlling a vehicle during a tire instability incident, comprising:
- detecting a tire instability incident as a function of tire temperature above a threshold temperature;
- and
- activating a vehicle control measure including one or a combination of two or more of:
- a) actuating a safety system;
- b) actuating an external alert;
- and c) reducing a vehicle speed, wherein the threshold temperature is a first threshold that is less than a second threshold temperature, and wherein when a tire temperature is detected that is above the second threshold temperature, the method includes stopping the vehicle or preventing operation of the vehicle until the tire temperature is below the second threshold temperature.
A method of controlling a vehicle during a tire instability incident, comprising:
- detecting a tire instability incident as a function of tire temperature above a threshold temperature;
- and
- activating a vehicle control measure including one or a combination of two or more of:
- a) actuating a safety system;
- b) actuating an external alert;
- and c) reducing a vehicle speed, the method also includes determining a vehicle speed and wherein, when the tire temperature is above the threshold temperature and the vehicle speed is above a speed threshold, the activating step includes reducing vehicle speed and limiting a maximum speed at which the vehicle can be operated to a speed below the speed threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.