Pneumatic tire mountable of a wheel rim and sensor net, rotation measurement unit and vehicle monitoring system for such tire

A sensor net for sensing at least one operational parameter of a pneumatic tire mountable of the rim of a vehicle wheel, the pneumatic tire including a toroidal structure including a pair of beads for receipt on the rim of the vehicle wheel such that the pneumatic tire is secured to the vehicle wheel for rotation therewith, a tread band surface at the radially outermost location of the toroidal structure for contacting a surface along which the tire rolls, and an angularly extending belt disposed radially inwardly of the tread band surface, the sensor net comprising:

• a plurality of sensor elements disposed in the tire for sensing at least one operational parameter of the tire, with at least some of the sensor elements being in sensing arrangement with the tread band surface and the sensor elements being operable to permit reading of data concerning any tire operational parameter which is sensed by the sensor elements;
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• a cord net disposable in the pneumatic tire radially outwardly of the belt and at least partially covering the belt, the sensor elements being secured to the cord net and the cord net and the sensor elements being disposed in the pneumatic tire before the vulcanization thereof such that the cord net and the sensor elements are thereby secured in the vulcanized pneumatic tire.