The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Su Xu

Robert Leon Benedict

Susan Marie Spaeth

Thomas Sherwood Fleischman

Peter J Suh

Peter Jung-Min Suh

A method, apparatus and program product to monitor a vehicle for wheel related issues based at least in part on temperature data collected for tires of the vehicle. Received temperature data for each of a plurality of tires of the vehicle may be received and analyzed to determine whether a status of each tire is normal. Responsive to determining that a status for at least one tire is not normal, wheel related issues present for the vehicle may be detected based at least in part on the temperature data.

Wheel diagnostic monitoring

A method and system monitor a plurality of operating parameters for a tire over time during usage of the tire as the tire is exposed to actual operating conditions. The system and method may also determine a tire health parameter for the tire that provides an indication of the condition of the tire based upon the data collected for the tire over time during usage of the tire. The plurality of operating parameters includes, in the least, a temperature associated with the tire during usage of the tire and a duration of usage of the tire.

Assessment of tire condition based on a tire health parameter

A method, apparatus and program product determine a health condition for the tires on one or more vehicles by performing an individual self-comparison and a peer-based comparison for each tire, where the individual self-comparison reduces variances between the plurality of tires on the vehicle, and the peer-based comparison reduces variances within each tire. Anomalies, such as severe leakage and tire inflations may be detected, and slow leakages may be predicted based upon historical data associated with the health condition.

Growing community of inventors

Akron, OH, United States of America

Su Xu