Controller for a motor vehicle and method
US10442254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controller for a motor vehicle central tire inflation system. The controller causes the system to operate in a selected one of a plurality of operating modes that include a leakage assist mode in which the controller causes the system to inflate the tires to predetermined leakage assist pressure value. The controller is configured automatically to cause the system to assume the leakage assist mode in dependence at least in part on a first pressure signal indicative of the pressure of one or more tires, wherein when the system determines that a tire is suffering leakage the system is configured to establish a gas flow path between the tire and a remote pressure sensor and to measure a pressure of gas in the tire by means of the remote pressure sensor by reference to a second pressure signal indicative of a pressure measured by the remote pressure sensor.
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