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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Gregor Kuchler, Regensburg, DE;
Gregor Kuchler, Regensburg, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for ascertaining the relative position of a first tire and a second tire in a multiple tire. The apparatus may include a first electromechanical transducer providing a first sensor signal indicating a contact area length of the first tire in the multiple tire, and a second electromechanical transducer providing a second sensor signal indicating a contact area length of the second tire in the multiple tire. The apparatus includes a reception unit configured for receiving the first and second sensor signals; a contact area characteristic ascertainment unit ascertaining the contact area lengths characteristic of the first and second tires based on the first and second sensor signals; and a position finding unit ascertaining the position of the first tire relative to the second tire by evaluating the contact length characteristics of the first and second tires during cornering.