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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Alspach, Somerville, MA (US);

Calder Phillips-Grafflin, Jamaica Plain, CA (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60C 11/246 (2013.01); B60C 19/00 (2013.01); B60K 28/10 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); B60C 2019/004 (2013.01); B60W 2530/20 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method and system for adjusting vehicle operations. Wheel sensors are disposed to detect parameters associated with treads of wheels and parameters associated with road conditions. An electronic control unit receives information from the wheel sensors. The electronic control unit determines a performance metric of the wheels based on the parameters associated with treads. The electronic control unit receives determine adjustments for operation of the vehicle based on the performance metric and the parameters associated with road conditions.


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