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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Carlo Monguzzi, Monza, IT;
Franco Rossi, Cinisello Balsamo, IT;
Paolo Brivio, Carimate, IT;
Giuseppe Matrascia, Seregno, IT;
Carlo Monguzzi, Monza, IT;
Franco Rossi, Cinisello Balsamo, IT;
Paolo Brivio, Carimate, IT;
Giuseppe Matrascia, Seregno, IT;
Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tire for a vehicle wheel includes arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tire pass at speed over the sensors along a second direction; generating an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of each sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor; detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and determining, starting with the detected signals, the at least one characteristic property. The second direction is a motion direction of the tire. The first direction is transverse to the second. The at least one array of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tire in the first direction. When the at least one array includes a plurality of arrays, the arrays may be arranged substantially in parallel.