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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
William David Stewart, Antrim, IE;
Idir Boudaoud, Creteil, FR;
Thomas David Stephen Mcclelland, Craigavon, IE;
William David Stewart, Antrim, IE;
Idir Boudaoud, Creteil, FR;
Thomas David Stephen McClelland, Craigavon, IE;
Schrader Bridgeport International, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A tire monitor system and method rely on only two RF detector mounted on the vehicle, one in close proximity to one of the front wheels and the other in close proximity to one of the rear wheels. An RF detector can distinguish between its local transmitter and the other transmitter on the same axle by the amount of signal received. Every time the controller decodes transmitted RF data, the controller looks to see if and which RF detector has detected the transmission. The controller can then determine over a short period of time which sensor identifier belongs to which corner of the vehicle.