Control system, vehicle and method
US10503153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37399
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A central tire inflation system for a vehicle having a plurality of inflation control valves for controlling inflation of a respective tire, a first gas source for supplying pressurized gas to the inflation control valves, a first gas inlet valve for controlling the supply of gas from the first gas source to a fluid gallery, and a plurality of gallery outlet valves each arranged to control gas flow between the fluid gallery and a respective tire supply line that supplies gas from the fluid gallery to the inflation control valve. The gallery has two gallery pressure sensors for measuring a pressure of gas in the gallery. An electronic controller performs a gallery pressure sensor check that involves, with the gallery outlet valves and first gas inlet valve closed, causing the gallery exhaust valve to open and monitoring the pressure in the gallery according to each of the gallery pressure sensors.
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