A comprehensive study on technologies of tyre monitoring systems and possible energy solutions

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10306-10345

  Kubba, Ali E ^a   Jiang, Kyle ^b  

^a Fusion Innovations Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting means; Pressure sensor; TPMS; Tyre structure

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; MONITORING; PNEUMATICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSORS; RESEARCH;

CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEMS; HISTORICAL REVIEW; MEASURING RANGES; PRESSURE SENSING; RESEARCH PROPOSALS; STATE OF THE ART; TPMS; TYRE MONITORING SYSTEMS;

TIRES;

EID: 84902271253     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140610306     Document Type: Review

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