Patent ID: 8977422
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60C,B60T,G06K,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for maintaining integrity of a vehicle comprises: other vehicles for accurately determining road conditions; a sensor mounted to a tire; a processor for receiving data from the sensor, the processor analyzing the data and forming a status estimation of the vehicle, the wheel, and the tire, the processor further transmitting the status estimation and a recommendation for repair to an appropriate party, the processor receiving the data through an intermediate device comprising a hardwired network, the processor being in communication with a common repository such that data from the sensor is combined with data from sensors of the other vehicles for cross-referencing and determination of road conditions whereby the processor recommends tire rotation, a traction control update, and vehicle alignment to the appropriate party and the common repository determines the GPS coordinates of a pothole.