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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2005
Wallace T. Hall, Fenton, MI (US);
Richard J. Knoll, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Brian K. Bartnick, Ortonville, MI (US);
Wallace T. Hall, Fenton, MI (US);
Richard J. Knoll, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Brian K. Bartnick, Ortonville, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle with at least one tire includes at least one pressure sensor adapted for sensing pressure inside the at least one tire. The system also includes at least one indicator adapted to communicate a stop signal indicating that pressure inside the at least one tire is equal to a target pressure. The indicator is also adapted to communicate a continue signal indicating that pressure inside the at least one tire is unequal to a target pressure. The continue signal is adapted to indicate how close the pressure inside the at least one tire is to the target pressure. The tire pressure monitoring system further includes a controller in communication with the at least one pressure sensor and the at least one indicator. The controller is adapted to determine the target pressure according to a predicted operating condition of the at least one tire.