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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Pierre-Alain Begou, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Antoine Paturle, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jean-Michel Vacherand, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Oussama Bouhadida, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A method for evaluating the firmness of the ground on which is running a vehicle equipped with at least one mounted assembly having a radial stiffness kcomprising a tyre casing having a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, equipped with a sensor sensitive to the circumferential curvature and positioned in line with the crown, comprises the following steps: Estimating a value of the curvature ρof the tire casing corresponding to first steady-state conditions of the tire casing in contact with the ground; and Evaluating the relative firmness of the ground with respect to the radial stiffness kof the mounted assembly as being a function of the value of the curvature ρof the tire casing.