Tire sensor-based robust mileage tracking system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9878721-B2
Application number	US-201514938181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2015
Priority date	Nov 11, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A tire tracking system and method for tracking travel mileage experienced by a vehicle tire includes multiple tire-based sensors affixed to the tire generating identified tire-specific operating condition measurements. The tire-specific operating condition measurements include tire temperature, tire air inflation pressure, a tire wear state measurement and a tire load measurement. A rolling radius estimation model generates a tire rolling radius estimation compensated by the tire-specific operating condition measurements and a vehicle speed estimator generates a vehicle speed estimation based on the compensated tire rolling radius.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tire tracking system for tracking travel mileage experienced by a vehicle tire comprising:
a vehicle supported by at least one vehicle tire mounted to a wheel hub;
a plurality of tire-based sensors affixed to the tire, wherein the tire-based sensors generate a plurality of tire-specific operating condition measurements, including a tire identification, a tire temperature and a tire pressure;
a tire load estimator, the tire load estimator determining a tire load estimation from the tire-specific operating condition measurements;
a tire pressure estimator, the tire pressure estimator determining the tire pressure from at least one of the tire-specific operating condition measurements;
at least one vehicle-based sensor affixed to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-based sensor generates at least one of a wheel speed and a hub acceleration measurement;
a tire wear state estimator, the tire wear state estimator estimating a wear state of the tire from the at least one of a wheel speed and a hub acceleration measurement;
a rolling radius estimation model that receives the tire load estimation, the tire pressure measurement and the tire wear state estimation and generates a compensated tire rolling radius
a vehicle speed estimator that receives the compensated tire rolling radius and generates a vehicle speed estimation; and
an aggregator that aggregates the vehicle speed estimation and yields a cumulative distance traveled for the tire.

2. The tire tracking system of claim 1 , wherein the tire wear state estimator
receives the tire identification and estimates a tire-construction specific tire wear state estimate.

3. The tire tracking system of claim 1 , wherein the tire load estimator
receives the tire identification and determines a tire-construction specific tire load estimate.

4. The tire tracking system of claim 1 , wherein
the generated compensated rolling radius is adjusted based upon the inputs made for the particular tire construction indicated by the tire identification.

5. The tire tracking system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vehicle-based sensor is operative to generate a CAN-bus accessible wheel speed measurement for the tire.

6. The tire tracking system of claim 1 , wherein the aggregator aggregates the vehicle speed estimation by at least one of time interval aggregation and integration.

7. A method for tracking travel mileage experienced by a vehicle tire comprising:
supporting a vehicle with at least one vehicle tire mounted to a wheel hub;
affixing a plurality of tire-based sensors to the tire, the tire-based sensors generating a plurality of tire-specific operating condition measurements, including a tire identification, a tire temperature and a tire pressure;
determining a tire load from the tire-specific operating condition measurements;
determining an estimated tire pressure from at least one of the tire-specific operating condition measurements;
affixing at least one vehicle-based sensor to the vehicle, the vehicle-based sensor generating at least one of a wheel speed and a hub acceleration measurement;
estimating a wear state of the tire from the at least one of a wheel speed and a hub acceleration measurement;
receiving the tire load estimation, the tire pressure measurement and the tire wear state estimation in a rolling radius estimation model and generating a compensated tire rolling radius;
receiving the compensated tire rolling radius in a vehicle speed estimator and generating a vehicle speed estimation; and
aggregating the vehicle speed estimation and yielding a cumulative distance traveled for the tire.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein
wherein the step of estimating a wear state of the tire includes receiving the tire identification and estimating a tire-construction specific tire wear state.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein
the step of determining a tire load includes receiving the tire identification and determining a tire-construction specific tire load estimate.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein
the step of generating a compensated tire rolling radius includes adjustments based upon the inputs made for the particular tire construction indicated by the tire identification.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the step of affixing at least one vehicle-based sensor to the vehicle includes a sensor that is operative to generate a CAN-bus accessible wheel speed measurement for the tire.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the step of aggregating the vehicle speed estimation includes aggregating the vehicle speed estimation by at least one of time interval aggregation and integration.

Assignees

• Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Inventors

• Singh Kanwar Bharat
• Suh Peter Jung-Min

Classifications

• B60C23/0408

  transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver · CPC title

• G07C5/0816

  Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction · CPC title

• B60C11/243

  Tread wear sensors, e.g. electronic sensors · CPC title

• G01N3/56

  Investigating resistance to wear or abrasion · CPC title

• B60C23/00

  Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements · CPC title