Patent ID: 9579935
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. A tire management system for an off-road work vehicle, comprising: a first load sensor coupled to a first axle of the off-road work vehicle, wherein the first load sensor comprises a first strain sensor configured to: a first pressure sensor configured to determine a first fluid pressure within the first tire; a control unit communicatively coupled to the first load sensor and to the first pressure sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to generate a first fluid pressure adjustment instruction based at least in part on the first load determined by the first load sensor and the first fluid pressure determined by the first pressure sensor; and a first valve fluidly coupled to the first tire and communicatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the first valve is configured to adjust the first fluid pressure within the first tire based at least in part on the first fluid pressure adjustment instruction.