Patent ID: 8355843
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. Control method for a vehicle provided with a number of wheels, each of which comprises a tire and at least a disc brake of a braking system; the control method comprises the step of sensing the current temperature of at least one rotary component of at least one wheel; determining, in a preliminary step of engineering and setting up, at least one first predetermined threshold value indicating the minimum temperature from which the rotary component of wheel shows a desired efficiency; comparing the current temperature of the rotary component of wheel with the first predetermined threshold value; signaling to the driver when the current temperature of the rotary component of wheel is lower than the first predetermined threshold value; determining, in a preliminary step of engineering and setting up, a first predetermined threshold value of the tire indicating the minimum temperature from which the tire of wheel shows a desired efficiency and a first predetermined threshold value of the disc brake indicating the minimum temperature from which the disc brake of wheel shows a desired efficiency; sensing the current temperature of the tire of at least one wheel and the current temperature of the disc brake of wheel; comparing the current temperature of the tire of wheel with the first predetermined threshold value of the tire, and the current temperature of the disc brake of wheel with the first predetermined threshold value of the disc brake; and signaling to the driver when the current temperature of the tire of wheel is lower than the first predetermined threshold value of the tire and/or signaling to the driver when the current temperature of the disc brake of wheel is lower than the first predetermined threshold value of the disc brake.