Integrated TPMS and Battery Monitoring Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are limited in their ability to effectively monitor tire conditions and battery health independently, leading to potential safety issues, especially in electric vehicles where battery state is critical, and existing tools require separate devices for tire and battery monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates tire pressure sensors with battery monitoring, using a single portable or on-board monitoring tool to correlate and process data from both sources, enabling improved control and alert functions, and facilitating combined tire and battery checks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate devices are used for tire pressure monitoring and battery monitoring, then each system can be optimized independently, but the device complexity increases and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines tire pressure monitoring and battery monitoring functions into a single integrated monitoring device. The device includes a microcontroller that can process data from both TPMS sensors and battery sensors, correlating information from multiple sources to provide comprehensive vehicle status monitoring. This merging eliminates the need for separate monitoring devices while maintaining the reliability of each monitoring function.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring device is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple monitoring tasks. The microcontroller can receive and process data from various sensor types including tire pressure sensors and battery sensors, making the device adaptable to different monitoring needs. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple specialized devices while maintaining optimization for each specific monitoring function.
2Reliability
If multiple separate monitoring tools are used for tire and battery checks, then specialized monitoring functions can be maintained, but productivity and operational efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges tire monitoring and battery monitoring operations into a single integrated system. The monitoring device can simultaneously or sequentially acquire data from both TPMS and battery sensors, eliminating the need for operators to switch between separate devices. This integration streamlines the monitoring process, improving operational efficiency while preserving the specialized monitoring capabilities for each system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If independent tire and battery monitoring systems are implemented, then each system can operate autonomously, but the overall system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring device incorporates universal processing capabilities that can handle data from both tire pressure sensors and battery sensors through a single microcontroller unit. The system maintains adaptability to operate with different sensor types and configurations while using a unified architecture that reduces overall system complexity compared to implementing completely independent monitoring systems.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a data processing system for data emitted by tire pressure sensors (2) mounted on a vehicle (1), of the type comprising a monitoring tool that receives data on physical quantities measured by TPMS sensors on each tire of the vehicle. According to the invention, said monitoring tool also receives data relating to the vehicle's battery (6), said monitoring tool further comprising means for correlating data within the set formed by said data received from the pressure sensors and that relating to the battery, as well as reference values, said correlation means controlling means for commanding and/or updating alert and/or monitoring functions of said monitoring tool.