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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Alexander Katzen, Boston, MA (US);
Kirk Charles NcNeil, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Todd Larry Mory, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
Abstract
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 ( ).