In a first aspect, a tire (103) comprises an innerliner (133) adjacent to a belt package, an undertread adjacent to the belt package opposite the innerliner, and a tread (119) adjacent to the undertread opposite the belt package is disclosed. The tread (119) comprises a plurality of tread elements…
A computer-implemented system and method are provided for vehicle tire performance monitoring, modeling, and feedback. Vehicle data comprising movement data and/or location data are collected for a vehicle and/or at least one tire associated with the vehicle. A current tire wear status is…
A hand-held device for obtaining a three-dimensional topological surface profile of a tyre, the device comprising: a base comprising an aperture; a light source arranged in use to generate an elongate pattern of light, and to project said pattern through the aperture onto a rolling surface of the…
A tire-sensor-system is disclosed comprising: a sensor positioned in an interior of a tire, the sensor including a power source housing, wherein at least a portion of the sensor interlocks with a rubber portion of a tire, wherein the power source housing is disposed on an interior surface of the…
A method and system for estimation of a depth of a tread of a tire supporting a vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a processor in electronic communication with an electronic control system of the vehicle; providing a wheel speed signal processing module in electronic…
This tire state estimation method includes the following. (1) Disposing, on the inner side of a tire, at least one power generator that generates voltage in response to deformation of the tire. (2) Acquiring measurement data in a time series obtained by measuring, while the tire is rotating, the…
A computer-implemented method for calculating a wear rate of a tire, the method comprising: providing an aggregation of residual tread depth, RTD, assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle; generating a mathematical model…
A computer-implemented system and method are provided for vehicle tire performance monitoring, modeling, and feedback. Vehicle data comprising movement data and/or location data are collected for a vehicle and/or at least one tire associated with the vehicle. A current tire wear status is…
Disclosed are various embodiments for sensing wear of a tire tread. A tire comprises an innerliner, a plurality of belts layered adjacent to the innerliner, a tread adjacent to the plurality of belts opposite the innerliner and a treadwear sensor positioned in the innerliner. The treadwear sensor…
Verfahren zur Ermittlung einer Profiltiefe eines Fahrzeugreifens (1), umfassend - Messung einer lokalen Profiltiefe in zumindest einem Messpunkt des Fahrzeugreifens (1) als Indikator für eine minimale Profiltiefe des Fahrzeugreifens (1); - Ermittlung eines Korrekturfaktors, der einen…
A tire is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The tire includes a tread block forming part of a tread of the tire and a circuit having a primary capacitive component. At least a part of the primary capacitive component is arranged a first distance from the tread and inside the tread…
A tire wear measuring device that detects wear of a tire based on a magnetic field from a magnetic object embedded in the tire includes magnetic sensors and a battery. The battery is capable of transmitting the magnetic field from the magnetic object, and has an outer edge from which the magnetic…
There is provided a sensor attachment structure for a straddle-type vehicle including: a sensor unit including a sensor configured to detect a state of a tire; and a fender formed along an outer surface shape of an upper portion of the tire. The sensor unit is attached to a rear portion of the…
A wear-condition-sensing device includes an element configured to generate voltage based on deformation of a tread portion during tire rotation, a voltage detection unit configured to detect the voltage generated by the element, a storage area configured to store waveform data over time of the…
A wear state detection device includes an element configured to generate voltage based on deformation of a tread portion during tire rotation, a voltage detection unit configured to detect the voltage generated by the element, a speed detection unit configured to detect vehicle speed or tire…
A method for obtaining the distance travelled by a tire comprises fixing a sensor, to the right of the crown with a radial position Rc, capable of generating a signal proportional to the acceleration experienced; rolling the tire at a rotation speed W, subject to a load Z; acquiring, after a time…
A tire comprising an electronic circuit for measuring tread depth of a tread of the tire, wherein a groove is associated with the tread, the electronic circuit comprising a first conductive portion embedded in the tire and comprising a first conductive wire portion which extends in the tread and…
A system and method are provided for automatically alerting drivers to potential tread ware problems to enable them to avoid the danger hazards associated with worn treads. A tread-evaluation station is placed at a location where images of tires may be captured. Images of tires are recorded when a…
A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The tread wear sensor plug includes a…
A sensor retaining system for a vehicle tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread, which is formed with a plurality of tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. A tread wear sensor…
A method and an apparatus for estimating uneven wear in the tire shoulder with high accuracy using a fewer number of sensors are provided. An uneven tire wear estimating apparatus includes an acceleration sensor (11) disposed on an inner surface of a tire tread for measuring radial acceleration, an…
A lift-off propensity predictive system and method is disclosed. The system comprises: a vehicle (10) supported by at least one vehicle tire (12) mounted to a hub, the vehicle tire having a tire cavity (20) and a ground-engaging tread (16), and the tire (12) having a plurality of tire-specific…
System for determining tire wear for tires (11, 12, 13, 14) of a wheeled motor vehicle (10), comprising: a direct tire pressure determination unit (17) being configured to measure at least the tire pressure of the tires (11, 12, 13, 14); an indirect tire pressure determination unit (19) being…
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for accurately detecting shoulder edge wear without impairing the durability of a tire. The method includes extracting an acceleration waveform from output signals of an acceleration sensor (11) disposed on the inner surface of a tire tread by…
A method for determining a thickness of at least one tire (1) of a vehicle (2) during an operation of the vehicle (2) is provided. The at least one tire (1) comprises a tire wall (3) having an inner side (4) and an outer side (5) opposite the inner side (4). The method comprises the steps of: -…
Improved vehicle inspection systems and inspection methods for use in measuring predetermined conditions of vehicle equipment are disclosed. Hand-held tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tools for communicating and transferring data between the tool and an onboard vehicle TPMS is in electronic…
A tire wear detection device includes a wear detector embedded in a tread of a tire, a sensor unit arranged on a wheel, and a receiver unit arranged on a vehicle body. The wear detector includes a piezoelectric element and a resonance circuit, which generates a radio wave signal from a voltage…
The sensor has a rigid rod (1) made of silicon and stressed by a force to be sensed. A hood is adapted for protecting a deformable unit such as a circular membrane, that is made of silicon and that includes deformation measurement devices. The hood is fixed in anchoring points, and a fixation…
A tyre and a wear detection system of said tyre of a remote reading type are disclosed, comprising a component integral with the tyre and a detection device integral with the vehicle onto which said tyre is mounted, the component integral with the tyre comprising at least a transponder TAG…
The tyre contains a force detector in the shape of a nail with a rigid rod (1) and a head (2) containing a deformable element that responds to force or stresses when the rod is moved and is equipped with measuring devices and anchoring points. The tyre contains a force detector in the shape of a…