公开(公告)号：US07570157B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US11163586

申请日：2005-10-24

申请人： Thomas Miller ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Greg Swadling ,  Karl Wojcik

发明人： Thomas Miller ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Greg Swadling ,  Karl Wojcik

IPC分类号： B60C23/00 ,  G01F23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/0474

摘要： A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a pressure sensor circuit (16A) that includes an ECU (95), a transmitter/receiver (90), and pressure sensor (94). A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system includes calibrating a tire pressure sensor circuit in a first range and a second range and generating a first calibration data for the first range and second calibration data for the second range. The first calibration data and the second calibration data are stored in a memory of the tire pressure sensing circuit (16A). A data signal corresponding to the pressure is generated. The first or second calibration data is generated in response to the range of the data signal to form a selected calibration. The data signal is calibrated with the selected calibration to form a pressure indicative signal. The pressure indicative signal is transmitted to a receiver (28) within the vehicle (10) with a range status corresponding to the selected calibration. A pressure signal is formed in response to the pressure indicative signal and the range status and the tire pressure monitoring system is operated with the pressure signal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆（10）的轮胎压力监测系统（12）具有包括ECU（95），发射器/接收器（90）和压力传感器（94）的压力传感器电路（16A）。 一种操作轮胎压力监测系统的方法包括在第一范围和第二范围内校准轮胎压力传感器电路，并且产生用于第一范围的第一校准数据和用于第二范围的第二校准数据。 第一校准数据和第二校准数据被存储在轮胎压力检测电路（16A）的存储器中。 产生与压力对应的数据信号。 响应于数据信号的范围产生第一或第二校准数据以形成选定的校准。 数据信号用所选校准进行校准，以形成压力指示信号。 压力指示信号以对应于所选择的校准的范围状态传送到车辆（10）内的接收器（28）。 响应于压力指示信号形成压力信号，并且使用压力信号来操作范围状态和轮胎压力监测系统。

公开(公告)号：US20070090935A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11163586

申请日：2005-10-24

申请人： Thomas Miller ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Greg Swadling ,  Karl Wojcik

发明人： Thomas Miller ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Greg Swadling ,  Karl Wojcik

IPC分类号： B60C23/00 ,  G01F23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/0474

摘要： A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a pressure sensor circuit (16A) that includes an ECU (95), a transmitter/receiver (90), and pressure sensor (94). A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system includes calibrating a tire pressure sensor circuit in a first range and a second range and generating a first calibration data for the first range and second calibration data for the second range. The first calibration data and the second calibration data are stored in a memory of the tire pressure sensing circuit (16A). A data signal corresponding to the pressure is generated. The first or second calibration data is generated in response to the range of the data signal to form a selected calibration. The data signal is calibrated with the selected calibration to form a pressure indicative signal. The pressure indicative signal is transmitted to a receiver (28) within the vehicle (10) with a range status corresponding to the selected calibration. A pressure signal is formed in response to the pressure indicative signal and the range status and the tire pressure monitoring system is operated with the pressure signal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆（10）的轮胎压力监测系统（12）具有包括ECU（95），发射器/接收器（90）和压力传感器（94）的压力传感器电路（16A）。 一种操作轮胎压力监测系统的方法包括在第一范围和第二范围内校准轮胎压力传感器电路，并且产生用于第一范围的第一校准数据和用于第二范围的第二校准数据。 第一校准数据和第二校准数据存储在轮胎压力检测电路（16A）的存储器中。 产生与压力对应的数据信号。 响应于数据信号的范围产生第一或第二校准数据以形成选定的校准。 数据信号用所选校准进行校准，以形成压力指示信号。 压力指示信号以对应于所选择的校准的范围状态传送到车辆（10）内的接收器（28）。 响应于压力指示信号形成压力信号，并且使用压力信号来操作范围状态和轮胎压力监测系统。

公开(公告)号：US20100013618A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12175485

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Moshen Katiba ,  Greg Swadling

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Moshen Katiba ,  Greg Swadling

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/0462

摘要： A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system on a vehicle comprising tracking number of burst transmissions sent by a sensor, building a pareto of potential sensor indentifications based on the greatest number of burst transmissions received from the sensor associating a potential sensor identification to a respective tire location on the vehicle and storing the associated sensor identification in memory. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising a plurality of tires in respective locations, each of the plurality of tires having a sensor, at least one sensor capable of burst mode transmission, and an auto learn function in a controller coupled to the sensors in the plurality of tires, the controller receiving and counting burst transmissions from the sensor for a predetermined time, the controller creating a pareto of received sensor identifications, filtering the pareto of potential sensor identifications and assigning the potential sensor identifications to a respective tire in the plurality of tires.

摘要翻译： 一种在车辆上操作轮胎压力监测系统的方法，包括跟踪由传感器发送的突发传输数量，基于从传感器接收的最大数目的突发传输构建潜在的传感器识别的帕累托，将潜在的传感器标识与相应的 车辆上的轮胎位置并将相关联的传感器识别存储在存储器中。 一种轮胎压力监测系统，包括在相应位置上的多个轮胎，所述多个轮胎中的每一个具有传感器，能够突发模式传输的至少一个传感器，以及耦合到所述多个轮胎中的所述传感器的控制器中的自动学习功能 轮胎，控制器在预定时间内从传感器接收和计数突发传输，控制器创建接收到的传感器标识的帕累托，过滤潜在传感器标识的帕累托并将潜在的传感器标识分配给多个轮胎中的相应轮胎。

公开(公告)号：US08514062B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12833361

申请日：2010-07-09

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Greg Swadling ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Jim Michael Weinfurther

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Greg Swadling ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Jim Michael Weinfurther

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0471

摘要： A method for setting a warm placard tire pressure threshold for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system that initiates a learn mode in the tire pressure monitoring system, starts a timer upon determining a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed threshold, stops the timer upon determining the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined speed threshold or a predetermined period of time has expired, detects a plurality of tire pressures for a tire location while the timer is timing, stores the plurality of tire pressures, averages the plurality of tire pressures to determine a warm placard tire pressure threshold upon the predetermined period of time expiring, and sets the warm placard tire pressure threshold in the tire pressure monitoring system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在轮胎压力监测系统中启动学习模式的机动车辆轮胎压力监测系统设置温暖的标语牌轮胎压力阈值的方法，在确定车速大于预定速度阈值时启动定时器，停止定时器 确定车速小于或等于预定速度阈值或预定时间段已经过期时，在定时器定时时检测轮胎位置的多个轮胎压力，存储多个轮胎压力，将多个轮胎压力平均化 轮胎压力，以在预定时间段到期之后确定温暖的标牌轮胎压力阈值，并且将轮胎压力监测系统中的温标贴胎轮胎压力阈值设定。

公开(公告)号：US08380460B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US12843006

申请日：2010-07-24

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Greg Swadling

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Greg Swadling

IPC分类号： B60C23/02

CPC分类号： G01M17/06

摘要： A method for identifying tire positions of a dual rear tire vehicle having front tires and a pair of dual rear tires. The dual rear tires include an inner rear tire and an outer rear tire. The method includes providing a set of tire monitoring modules attached to each of the tires, and a processing module operatively attached to the tire monitoring modules. Further, the method includes receiving tire information, including tire pressure signals and rotational direction, from the set of monitoring modules of each of the tires. The method then involves identifying the dual rear tires and the front tires, and the dual rear tires located on right side and left side of the vehicle based on the received tire information. The inner rear tire and the outer rear tire of each of the dual rear tires are also identified based on the received tire information.

摘要翻译： 一种用于识别具有前轮胎和一对双后轮胎的双后轮胎车辆的轮胎位置的方法。 双后轮胎包括内后轮胎和外后轮胎。 该方法包括提供一组轮胎监测模块，其连接到每个轮胎，以及可操作地附接到轮胎监测模块的处理模块。 此外，该方法包括从每个轮胎的一组监视模块接收包括轮胎压力信号和旋转方向的轮胎信息。 该方法然后基于接收到的轮胎信息来识别位于车辆的右侧和左侧的双后轮胎和前轮胎以及双后轮胎。 也可以基于所接收的轮胎信息来识别每个后轮胎的内后轮胎和后轮胎。

公开(公告)号：US20120007729A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US12833361

申请日：2010-07-09

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Greg Swadling ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Jim Michael Weinfurther

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Greg Swadling ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Jim Michael Weinfurther

IPC分类号： B60C23/02

CPC分类号： B60C23/0471

摘要： A method for setting a warm placard tire pressure threshold for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system that initiates a learn mode in the tire pressure monitoring system, starts a timer upon determining a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed threshold, stops the timer upon determining the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined speed threshold or a predetermined period of time has expired, detects a plurality of tire pressures for a tire location while the timer is timing, stores the plurality of tire pressures, averages the plurality of tire pressures to determine a warm placard tire pressure threshold upon the predetermined period of time expiring, and sets the warm placard tire pressure threshold in the tire pressure monitoring system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在轮胎压力监测系统中启动学习模式的机动车辆轮胎压力监测系统设置温暖的标语牌轮胎压力阈值的方法，在确定车速大于预定速度阈值时启动定时器，停止定时器 确定车速小于或等于预定速度阈值或预定时间段已经过期时，在定时器定时时检测轮胎位置的多个轮胎压力，存储多个轮胎压力，将多个轮胎压力平均化 轮胎压力，以在预定时间段到期之后确定温暖的标牌轮胎压力阈值，并且将轮胎压力监测系统中的温标贴胎轮胎压力阈值设定。

公开(公告)号：US20130293371A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13465056

申请日：2012-05-07

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Greg Swadling ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Thomas Michael McQuade

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Greg Swadling ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Thomas Michael McQuade

IPC分类号： B60C23/02

CPC分类号： B60C23/0484 ,  B60C23/0455 ,  B60C23/0474

摘要： A method and system for managing tire pressure in a vehicle is disclosed. The system is a tire pressure monitoring system associated with the tire pressure sensors. The method includes the general steps of informing the operator that air pressure in a tire is below a desired level, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of the tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven, advising the operator to manually add pressure to the tire in discrete increments of, for example, between 5 and 10 seconds, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to the tire, and causing the sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. The method may also include the step of providing the operator with feedback when a predetermined tire air pressure is reached.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于管理车辆中的轮胎压力的方法和系统。 该系统是与轮胎压力传感器相关联的轮胎压力监测系统。 该方法包括通知操作者轮胎中的空气压力低于期望水平的一般步骤，使得传感器在车辆被驱动时在临时状态期间对轮胎的压力进行快速取样，建议操作者 以例如5至10秒的离散增量手动地向轮胎增加压力，导致传感器在手动地将轮胎气体加入空气的同时进行轮胎压力的快速取样，并使传感器传递轮胎空气压力 数据，直到操作员停止添加空气。 该方法还可以包括在达到预定的轮胎空气压力时向操作者提供反馈的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US08115613B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12175485

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Greg Swadling

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Greg Swadling

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/0462

摘要： A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system on a vehicle comprising tracking number of burst transmissions sent by a sensor, building a pareto of potential sensor identifications based on the greatest number of burst transmissions received from the sensor associating a potential sensor identification to a respective tire location on the vehicle and storing the associated sensor identification in memory. A tire pressure monitoring system comprising a plurality of tires in respective locations, each of the plurality of tires having a sensor, at least one sensor capable of burst mode transmission, and an auto learn function in a controller coupled to the sensors in the plurality of tires, the controller receiving and counting burst transmissions from the sensor for a predetermined time, the controller creating a pareto of received sensor identifications, filtering the pareto of potential sensor identifications and assigning the potential sensor identifications to a respective tire in the plurality of tires.

摘要翻译： 一种在车辆上操作轮胎压力监测系统的方法，包括跟踪由传感器发送的脉冲串传输数量，基于从传感器接收的最大数量的突发传输构建潜在传感器标识的帕累托，将传感器识别符与相应的 车辆上的轮胎位置并将相关联的传感器识别存储在存储器中。 一种轮胎压力监测系统，包括在相应位置上的多个轮胎，所述多个轮胎中的每一个具有传感器，能够突发模式传输的至少一个传感器，以及耦合到所述多个轮胎中的所述传感器的控制器中的自动学习功能 轮胎，控制器在预定时间内从传感器接收和计数突发传输，控制器创建接收到的传感器标识的帕累托，过滤潜在传感器标识的帕累托并将潜在的传感器标识分配给多个轮胎中的相应轮胎。

公开(公告)号：US08854200B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13465056

申请日：2012-05-07

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Greg Swadling ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Thomas Michael McQuade

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Greg Swadling ,  Mohsen Katiba ,  Thomas Michael McQuade

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0484 ,  B60C23/0455 ,  B60C23/0474

摘要： A method and system for managing tire pressure in a vehicle are disclosed. The system is a tire pressure monitoring system associated with the tire pressure sensors. The method includes the general steps of informing the operator that air pressure in a tire is below a desired level, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of the tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven, advising the operator to manually add pressure to the tire in discrete increments of, for example, between 5 and 10 seconds, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to the tire, and causing the sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. The method may also include the step of providing the operator with feedback when a predetermined tire air pressure is reached.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于管理车辆中的轮胎压力的方法和系统。 该系统是与轮胎压力传感器相关联的轮胎压力监测系统。 该方法包括通知操作者轮胎中的空气压力低于期望水平的一般步骤，使得传感器在车辆被驱动时在过渡状态期间对轮胎的压力进行快速取样，建议操作者 以例如5至10秒的离散增量手动地向轮胎增加压力，导致传感器在手动地将轮胎气体加入空气的同时进行轮胎压力的快速取样，并使传感器传递轮胎空气压力 数据，直到操作员停止添加空气。 该方法还可以包括在达到预定的轮胎空气压力时向操作者提供反馈的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US20110175715A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US12690235

申请日：2010-01-20

申请人： Steven Schondorf ,  Dilip Patel ,  Brian Bennie ,  Greg Swadling ,  Fred Gaynier

发明人： Steven Schondorf ,  Dilip Patel ,  Brian Bennie ,  Greg Swadling ,  Fred Gaynier

IPC分类号： B60C23/02

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： A system and method of manually associating, in a predetermined order, each sensor in a plurality of sensors used by a tire pressure monitoring system with a corresponding wheel location on a vehicle comprising, activating an indicator at a first location, associating a first sensor for the first location in the tire pressure monitoring system, activating an indicator at a subsequent location, associating a subsequent sensor for the subsequent location in the tire pressure monitoring system, and repeating the steps of activating and associating for each sensor in the plurality of sensors.

摘要翻译： 一种以预定顺序将轮胎压力监测系统所使用的多个传感器中的每个传感器手动地关联在车辆上的相应车轮位置的系统和方法，包括：在第一位置激活指示器，将第一传感器与 轮胎压力监测系统中的第一位置，在随后的位置激活指示器，将随后的传感器与轮胎压力监测系统中的后续位置相关联，并重复激活和关联多个传感器中的每个传感器的步骤。