Vehicle Speed Control Using Tire Temperature Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle speed control systems fail to consider tire temperature, leading to potential tire breakdown and extended travel time due to excessive heat generation, and may excessively reduce vehicle speed, prolonging the journey.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle speed control system that monitors tire temperature and adjusts speed to prevent excessive heat generation, using a control device to limit speed when tire temperature exceeds a set limit, thereby preventing tire breakdown and allowing faster travel.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If vehicle speed is reduced to control tire temperature, then tire breakdown is prevented, but traveling time to destination is extended

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetire durabilityVSAvoidtraveling time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the vehicle speed parameter based on real-time tire temperature measurements. When tire temperature exceeds the threshold, the control device reduces speed to prevent overheating; when temperature is within acceptable range, the system allows higher speeds. This dynamic parameter adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting speed to actual tire thermal conditions rather than applying fixed speed limits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Temperature

If vehicle speed is excessively reduced to control tire heat generation, then tire temperature is controlled, but productivity is decreased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetire temperatureVSAvoidtraveling efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback control mechanism where tire temperature is continuously measured and fed back to the control device. Based on this feedback, the control device adjusts vehicle speed to maintain tire temperature within acceptable limits. This feedback loop ensures temperature control is applied only when necessary, avoiding unnecessary speed reductions that would harm productivity while still preventing tire overheating.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of time

If speed is increased to reach destination faster, then traveling time is reduced, but tire heat generation increases causing breakdown risk

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraveling timeVSAvoidtire integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system makes the vehicle speed dynamic rather than fixed, adjusting it in real-time based on tire temperature conditions. When tire temperature is within safe limits, the system permits higher speeds to reduce traveling time; when temperature approaches critical levels, speed is automatically reduced to prevent tire breakdown. This dynamic speed adjustment resolves the contradiction by allowing fast travel when safe and slowing down only when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system effectively prevents tire breakdown by managing tire heat, enabling quicker destination arrival without tire damage and reducing unnecessary speed reductions.

Implementation Method 1

the rubber that structures a pneumatic tire deforms repeatedly and generates heat

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectViscous heating: Viscous Heating

Implementation Method 2

the elastic body such as rubber or the like that structures the tire elastically deforms and generates heat

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHysteresis heating: Hysteresis

Data Source

PatentEP4234352B1Vehicle speed control system
Publication Date: 2025.09.03 BRIDGESTONE CORP
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AI summary

A vehicle speed control system comprising: a thermometer measuring a temperature of a tire; and a control device controlling a speed of a vehicle on the basis of a measured temperature of the tire obtained by the thermometer.