Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Todd Mory

Todd Allen Brown

Michael Edward Brewer

Keith Glenn Mattson

Albert Chenouda Salib

Erik Christopher Chubb

Daniel Domek Eisele

Paul Schmitt

Michael Lopez

James Alexander Katzen

Kirk Charles NcNeil

A control system for a vehicle () is described for use in conjunction with the safety system () of the vehicle (). A tire sensor or plurality of tire sensors generates tire force signals. The tire force signals may include lateral tire forces, longitudinal (or torque) tire forces, and normal tire forces. Based upon the tire force signals, a safety system () may be activated. The tire force sensors may be used to monitor various conditions including but not limited to sensing a roll condition, wheel lift detection, a trip event, oversteering and understeering conditions, pitch angle, bank angle, roll angle, and the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle.

System and method for controlling a safety system of a vehicle in response to conditions sensed by tire sensors related applications

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 ( ).

Vehicle tire monitoring system with multiple sensors

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