Patent ID: 8009027
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A tire monitoring system, comprising: at least one tire sensor module comprising one or more contactless sensors located within a tire and configured to acquire data from multiple, distinct locations on a surface of the tire and a sensor controller configured to analyze the acquired data and determine when one or more tire parameters are not within a predetermined range; a tire sensor module transceiver configured to transmit the acquired data and determinations, wherein the sensor controller is located inside the tire and is configured to transfer the acquired data and the determinations to the tire sensor module transceiver; and a tire sensor module antenna, wherein the tire sensor module transceiver and the tire sensor module antenna are configured to cooperatively operate to transmit the acquired data and the determinations wirelessly, and wherein an external control unit is configured to set predetermined time intervals at which the acquired data is transmitted by the at least one tire sensor module.