Method for estimating tire wear and apparatus for estimating tire wear
US8483976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/064
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The degree of tire wear is estimated with constancy and accuracy even when the road surface becomes rough during a vehicular run. The deformation speeds Vtf and Vtk of the tread of the tire are obtained respectively by calculating the levels of peaks Pf and Pk at contact edges appearing in the differentiated waveform of radial acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor 11 installed on the inner surface in the inner liner region of the tire. An average standardized deformation velocity Vnt is calculated as the average of the absolute values of leading-edge-side standardized deformation speed Vntf and trailing-edge-side standardized deformation speed Vntk, which are obtained by standardizing the Vtf and Vtk using the rotation time Tr of the tire. At the same time, an extra-contact-patch vibration level v of the tread is detected from the radial acceleration having passed through a bandpass filter 16. And a degree M of tire wear is estimated, using the average standardized deformation speed Vnt, the extra-contact-patch vibration level v, and a map 18M.
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