Abstract: A tire monitoring system may include first and second sensor elements, a circuit board, and a housing. The circuit board includes control circuitry coupled with at least one of the first and second sensor elements, wherein the control circuitry is configured to generate tire tread information based on an electrical response of at least one of the first and second sensor elements. The housing includes a housing material that surrounds the circuit board in a direction parallel with respect to a surface of the circuit board. Related methods are also discussed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2023
Assignee:
TYRATA, INC.
Inventors:
David Alan Koester, James Barton Summers, III
Abstract: Methods of measuring a thickness of a material are disclosed. An oscillating signal at a measurement frequency is applied to a circuit including an inductive component and a capacitive component provided using a pair of capacitive sensor electrodes adjacent the material. The measurement frequency is less than a resonant frequency of the circuit, and the resonant frequency is based on the inductive component and the capacitive component. Information regarding a value of a measured parameter is generated based on applying the oscillating signal at the measurement frequency to the circuit. A value of the measured parameter is related to the thickness of the material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 28, 2023
Assignees:
Tyrata, Inc., Duke University
Inventors:
Steven Cummer, Joseph Batton Andrews, Aaron Daniel Franklin, David Alan Koester, James Barton Summers, III