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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method performed by an electronic control unit of a vehicle, to monitor tires of the vehicle. The method includes evaluating a target location to monitor the vehicle tires. Based on the evaluation that the target location is fit to monitor the tires, the method includes initiating a monitoring mode of the vehicle. In response to initiating the monitoring mode, the method includes rotating front tires and back tires of the vehicle in opposite directions. During the rotation of the front and back tires, the method includes monitoring the rotation of the tires by using one or more vehicle sensors. The method further includes determining one or more anomalies in the vehicle tires based on the monitoring of the rotation of the front and back tires. Based on the determination, the method includes performing one or more remedial actions to mitigate the anomalies.