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Process for the early recognition of hydroplaning of a vehicle tire on a wet road
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1996-11-25
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Granted: 1998-03-03
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Expires: 2016-11-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a process for the advance recognition of the hydroplaning of a vehicle tire on a wet road, in which the rotational speed of the wheel carrying the tire is sensed by a rotational speed sensor and the frequency spectrum of the rotational wheel speed is evaluated. According to the invention, in the frequency range above 20 Hz, the natural resonance behavior of the rotational tire vibrations is evaluated continuously, and a conclusion on hydroplaning of the tire is drawn from detuning of the rotatory natural frequencies.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Ammon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:08
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C23/00; B60C23/06; B60C23/061; B60C23/062; B60C99/00; B60C99/006; G; G01; G01H; G01H13/00; G01P; G01P3/00; G01P3/42; G01P3/44; G01P3/48; B60G; B60G2400/00; B60G2400/50; B60G2400/52; B60G2400/80; B60G2400/82; B60G2400/822; B60G2400/8222; B60G2400/90; B60G2400/91; B60G2800/00; B60G2800/70; B60G2800/702; B60T; B60T2210/00; B60T2210/10; B60T2210/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
Process for detecting imminent hydroplaning of a vehicle tire by evaluation of a frequency spectrum of rotational wheel speed, said process comprising: detecting rotational speed of a wheel which carries said vehicle tire; continuously evaluating a natural resonance response of rotational tire vibrations in a frequency range above 20 Hz; and determining imminence of hydroplaning of the tire based on a detuning of rotational natural frequencies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
Process for detecting imminent hydroplaning of a vehicle tire by evaluation of a frequency spectrum of rotational wheel speed, said process comprising: detecting rotational speed of a wheel which carries said vehicle tire; continuously evaluating a natural resonance response of rotational tire vibrations in a frequency range above 20 Hz; and determining imminence of hydroplaning of the tire based on a detuning of rotational natural frequencies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein for evaluation of the frequency spectrum, a frequency range typical for rotational tire vibrations is divided into several frequency sections and signal intensities of different frequency sections are continuously compared with one another in order to recognize a start of the detuning of the natural frequencies.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein evaluation of the frequency spectrum of rotational wheel speed is performed by a model-based identification of the natural frequencies of the tire, the tire model used as the basis for modelling the tire, the tire's connection to the road, and at least one model parameter each being a function of the length of a contact zone between the tire and the road prior to hydroplaning.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
Process according to claim 3, wherein the model parameters are continuously adapted, whereby simulation of the sensed frequency spectrum is optimized, and the length of a current contact zone is determined and evaluated from the adapted values for the model parameters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
Process according to claim 4, wherein the determined contact zone length is related to the length of the tire contact area when the tire does not aquaplane, and a hydroplaning factor a, which describes a degree of hydroplaning and is a measurement of the danger of a current driving condition, is determined therefrom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Process according to claim 5, wherein the hydroplaning factor a is indicated to the driver or, when a limit value a* is exceeded by the hydroplaning factor a, a warning signal is emitted.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Process according to claim 5, wherein the determined hydroplaning factor a is used to regulate intervention in at least one of power and vehicle handling.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
Process according to claim 3, wherein the model-based identification is based on a tire model which takes into account deflections of a tire belt relative to a tire rim as well as deflections of tire profile portions relative to the tire belt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
Process according to claim 4, wherein a conclusion is drawn with respect to the current tire pressure or the current tire temperature from the values for the model parameters adapted in a normal driving operation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
Process according to claim 9, wherein, for the adaptation of the values for the model parameters in normal driving operation, an interfering-frequency curve resulting from the tire model used as the basis is adapted to the sensed frequency spectrum of the rotational wheel speeds, short-term or very suddenly occurring changes of the frequency spectrum not being taken into account.
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