REAL-TIME WIRELESS DYNAMIC TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM

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APP PUB NO 20160272019A1
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15070689

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An instantaneous/real-time wireless dynamic tire pressure sensor (DTPS) for characterizing pavement qualities and for detecting surface and subsurface pavement defects under normal driving conditions. Signal processing provides quantitative assessment of surface conditions. DTPS includes a vehicle tire valve stem-mounted pressure sensor and wheel hub-mounted signal conditioning, amplification, and transmitting circuitry. A signal processing computer within the vehicle is wirelessly coupled to the hub-mounted circuitry. Tire pressure changes caused by ground vibration excitation from the interaction between the tire and pavement at normal driving speeds are detected. When acoustic radiation from a surface wave is significantly stronger than acoustic noise, subsurface information can be extracted. An energy harvester based on strong magnetostatic coupling between a high permeability core solenoid, fixed proximate a vehicle wheel, and a bias magnet array, fixedly mounted in conjunction with a dust shield, can provide power the DIPS.

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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYC/O THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH INNOVATION 360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON MA 02115

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MCDANIEL, J Gregory Lexington, US 4 22
SUN, Nian X Winchester, US 2 59
WANG, Ming Melrose, US 361 3827
WANG, Qi Malden, US 814 5281

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