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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dilip B. Patel, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for activation of tire pressure measurement systems. An example vehicle includes a door including a handle sensor, a tire pressure measurement system (TPMS) sensor, a communication module, a display, and a controller. The controller is to activate the TPMS sensor responsive to detecting, via the handle sensor, engagement of a handle and collect, via the communication module, a measurement from the TPMS sensor upon activation. The controller also is to present, via the display, a low-pressure alert in response to determining the measurement is less than a threshold.