Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Kirk Charles NcNeil

Todd Mory

James Alexander Katzen

A vehicle tire monitoring system provides enhanced information about the contact patch interface area between the tire and the underlying road surface. The system has first, second, and third sensors ( A, B, and C) located on a tire ( ) and sensing first, second, and third tread contact lengths (L , L , and L ) during which the tire ( ) contacts the ground surface ( ). The system also includes a controller ( ) for processing the first, second, and third tread contact lengths (L ; L , and L ) to determine a characteristic of the monitored tire ( ).

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Kirk Charles NcNeil