System to automatically determine wheel position for automotive remote tire monitoring system
AssigneeSchrader-Bridgeport International, Inc.
InventorsCarl E. Wacker, Mona Ann Carver, Jeffrey A. Schultz, Scott Scarborough
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Abstract
A tire monitor (100) for use in a remote tire monitor system (1000) includes an accelerometer (902, 904, 906) for detecting acceleration of the tire monitor. Position information for the tire monitor is determined in response to the acceleration. In this manner, tire position information is determined automatically to allow the system to display tire characteristic data such as air pressure in conjunction with tire position.
Claims11
A method for operating a remote tire monitor system, the system including a plurality of tire monitors associated with tires of a vehicle and a receiver, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) at a first tire monitor of the remote tire monitor system, detecting an acceleration of the first tire monitor;
- (b) transmitting first data derived from the acceleration of the first tire monitor;
- (c) at a second tire monitor of the remote tire monitor system, detecting an acceleration of the second tire monitor;
- (d) transmitting second data derived from the acceleration of the second tire monitor;
- (e) at the receiver, receiving the first data and the second data;
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- (f) determining respective position of the first tire monitor and the second tire monitor from the first data and the second data.
A remote tire monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of tire monitors associated with wheels of a vehicle, each tire monitor configured to detect acceleration of the tire monitor and transmit acceleration data;
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- a receiver mounted on the vehicle to receive the acceleration data, the receiver determining a tire monitor position on the vehicle for each tire monitor in response to the acceleration data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.