System and method for tire leak detection
AssigneeAktv8 LLC
InventorsJosh Coombs, Bradley Kubiak, Gary Meyers
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Abstract
A method for managing pressure in one or more tires installed on a vehicle includes: determining, by an electronic control unit, a pressure parameter value based on one or more measured pressures; and commanding, by the electronic control unit and based on the pressure parameter value, at least one control valve to an open position to conduct fluid from an air source and to inflate the one or more tires.
Claims20
A method for managing pressure in one or more tires installed on a vehicle, comprising:
- determining, by an electronic control unit, a pressure parameter value based on one or more measured pressures;
- and
- commanding, by the electronic control unit and based on the pressure parameter value, at least one control valve to an open position to conduct fluid from an air source and to inflate the one or more tires.
A system for managing pressure in one or more tires installed on a vehicle, comprising:
- a manifold defining a channel and configured to distribute compressed air from an air source;
- a pressure sensor configured to determine a measured pressure;
- at least one control valve configured to selectively control air flow from the air source to the one or more tires;
- and
- an electronic control unit in functional communication with the control valve and the pressure sensor, the electronic control unit configured to:
- determine a pressure parameter value based on the measured pressure, and
- command, based on the pressure parameter value, the at least one control valve to an open position to conduct fluid from the air source and to inflate the one or more tires.
A method for managing pressure in one or more tires installed on a vehicle, comprising:
- measuring, by a pressure sensor, a pressure in the one or more tires;
- determining, by an electronic control unit, the pressure in the one or more tires being below a low-operating value;
- and
- commanding, by the electronic control unit and in response to determining the pressure in the one or more tires being below the low-operating value, at least one control valve to an open position to conduct fluid from an air source into a common header and to inflate the one or more tires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.