WO2005088577A1 - 車輪の状態監視装置 - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C23/00—Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
- B60C23/02—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure
- B60C23/04—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre
- B60C23/0408—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C23/00—Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
- B60C23/02—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure
- B60C23/04—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre
- B60C23/0408—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
- B60C23/0422—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver characterised by the type of signal transmission means
- B60C23/0433—Radio signals
- B60C23/0435—Vehicle body mounted circuits, e.g. transceiver or antenna fixed to central console, door, roof, mirror or fender
- B60C23/0444—Antenna structures, control or arrangements thereof, e.g. for directional antennas, diversity antenna, antenna multiplexing or antennas integrated in fenders
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- the present invention includes a measurement unit for measuring wheel information and a transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting the measurement information measured by the measurement unit on the wheel side, and measurement information wirelessly transmitted from the transmission unit.
- the present invention relates to a wheel state monitoring device including, on a vehicle body side, a receiving unit that receives a report and an information processing unit that determines a state of the wheel using the measurement information received by the receiving unit.
- an apparatus that measures the state of an external device of a vehicle body such as a tire pressure, transmits the measurement result wirelessly, and uses the measurement result in an information processing device inside the vehicle body uses wireless transmission.
- Weak radio waves are used. Therefore, on the receiving side, it is necessary to install a high-sensitivity antenna for good reception of weak radio waves or to arrange a receiving antenna near the transmitting unit.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-309914 describes a method in which a signal line of a wheel speed sensor is used as an antenna. According to this method, one end of the antenna can be arranged near the tire, and another new antenna component is not required, which is effective.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-10-309914 (paragraph numbers [0003]-[0006], [0010], [0011], [0029])
- Patent Document 1 utilizes a difference between the frequency of a signal of a wheel speed sensor and the frequency of wireless transmission.
- the frequency of the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor is about 5 to 10 kHz
- the frequency of wireless transmission using weak radio waves is about 300 to 320 MHz, for example. Because there is a large difference between the two frequencies, it is possible to separate the signals.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel state monitoring device that can transmit and receive wheel measurement information satisfactorily using wireless transmission with good mountability. Nimble.
- a characteristic configuration of the wheel condition monitoring apparatus is characterized in that a transmission antenna for wirelessly transmitting measurement information with a polarization parallel to a rotation axis of the wheel is provided on the wheel side. And a receiving antenna having sensitivity to radio waves polarized perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle and parallel to the ground is provided on the vehicle body side.
- the transmitting antenna transmits a polarization parallel to the rotation axis direction of the wheel without depending on the rotation, and the transmission antenna also transmits the polarization wave in the rotation axis direction of the wheel.
- a receiving antenna that is sensitive to radio waves with polarization along it receives. This is because the direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle and parallel to the ground substantially coincides with the direction of the rotation axis.
- the receiving antenna corresponding to each wheel uses a dipole antenna that is omni-directional with respect to the plane perpendicular to the ground including the direction of travel of the vehicle, and is set to receive signals in the same way as when receiving signals. Done.
- the polarization planes of the transmission wave and the reception wave match, and wireless communication can be favorably performed using the peak of the reception sensitivity.
- the receiving antenna is arranged near the rotation axis of the wheel, the distance between the transmitting unit and the receiving antenna can be reduced even if the measuring unit installed on the tire or wheel rotates, and the receiving antenna can receive the signal. Fluctuations in intensity can also be suppressed.
- a signal line for transmitting a detection signal output by an external device for detecting rotation of the wheel be provided, and the receiving antenna be provided along the signal line.
- an antenna line different from the signal line is provided along the signal line transmitting the detection signal of the external device that detects the rotation of the wheel. Therefore, the wirelessly transmitted measurement information can be transmitted on the same path as the detection signal of the external device.
- the wheel speed sensor is provided near the rotation axis of the wheel, the receiving antenna is also guided near the rotation axis. As a result, even if the measuring unit installed on the tire and the wheel rotates, the fluctuation in the distance between the transmitting unit and the receiving antenna is reduced, and the fluctuation in the receiving intensity can be suppressed.
- the receiving unit is located closer to the wheel than the information processing unit.
- a receiving antenna having a length suitable for wireless transmission can be installed.
- the information processing unit arranged inside the vehicle body is arranged at a distance irrelevant to wireless transmission from the wheels. If the locations of the information processing unit and the receiving unit are separated, the receiving unit can be placed with priority on the receiving sensitivity such as the length of the receiving antenna. Even if a large installation space is required for the information processing unit, the installation space can be secured at a position close to the wheels if only the reception unit with limited functions is used.
- the signal after the reception processing is transmitted to the information processing unit.
- processing such as signal amplification and frequency conversion can be performed as necessary.
- noise resistance can be increased and transmitted to the information processing unit, and the received measurement information can be used favorably.
- the receiving section receives the measurement information wirelessly transmitted and superimposes the received measurement information on the detection signal output from the external device.
- the detection signal output from the external device is added to the detection signal.
- the number of wires to the information processing unit can be reduced.
- the received measurement information can be amplified or converted to an appropriate frequency, and then added to the detection signal from the external device.
- the detection signal of the external device can be added with a stronger signal strength. Therefore, even when a signal is separated in a subsequent processing unit, for example, an information processing unit, signal attenuation can be suppressed.
- the receiving section receives the measurement information wirelessly transmitted, and combines the received measurement information with the detection signal output from the external device.
- the measurement information is combined with the detection signal output from the external device.
- the received measurement information can be demodulated and recombined with the detection signal from the external device, and then transmitted to the information processing unit.
- the information processing unit it is not necessary to perform separation at a signal level which is good if the necessary signal power is read. That is, there is no need to perform signal processing via circuits such as a low-pass filter, a no-pass filter, and a low-pass filter. As a result, problems such as signal attenuation do not occur, and a good wheel condition monitoring device can be provided.
- the total force of the antenna be 1Z4, which is the wavelength of the radio wave.
- the total length of the antenna be 3Z8 or 5Z8 of the wavelength of the radio wave.
- the most typical linear antenna is a half-wave dipole antenna.
- the dipole antenna is a little difficult to use because it is an antenna with a feeding point in the center. Therefore, a monopole antenna, which is a half-wavelength (1Z2 wavelength) and 1Z2 in length, is used.
- the monopole antenna can be considered as an asymmetric dipole antenna, that is, as an antenna only on one side from the feed point at the center, so that it is easy to handle in calculation.
- the input impedance can be reduced to half that of a dipole antenna.
- the wavelength is not limited to 1Z4 wavelength, but may be 3Z8 wavelength or 5Z8 wavelength as described above.
- the length of the antenna at resonance is actually as small as the theoretical 1Z2 wavelength. Shrink. As described above, since the impedance is large at the half wavelength, it is preferable to use an antenna length of 3Z8 wavelength or 5Z8 wavelength for easy impedance matching.
- the receiving unit receives the measurement information transmitted wirelessly, modulates the frequency of the received signal of the measurement information into a signal having a frequency lower than the frequency, and outputs the external device. It is preferable to superimpose on the detection signal.
- the detection signal of the external device generally has a frequency of about 5-1 OkHz when the external device is a rotation sensor, for example.
- the received signal which is the wheel measurement information, is modulated based on a carrier frequency for wireless transmission, and the carrier frequency is, for example, in the hundreds of MHz band.
- This received signal can be superimposed on the detection signal of the external device as it is.
- the high frequency of the received signal becomes a source of noise to other in-vehicle devices after reception. Therefore, it is more preferable to transmit the power by dropping the frequency to some extent and transmit it.
- the frequency band of the detection signal of the external device and the carrier frequency of the received signal are significantly different. Therefore, even if the frequency of the received signal is reduced to about 1Z32-1Z128, there is a 100-1000-fold difference from the frequency of the detection signal of the external device. Therefore, it is not difficult to electrically separate the signals later even if they are superimposed by simply adding them.
- the receiving unit receives the measurement information wirelessly transmitted, modulates the frequency of the received signal of the measurement information to a signal having a frequency lower than the frequency, and outputs the external device. It is preferable to combine the detection signal with the detection signal.
- the synthesized signal can be transmitted as a low-frequency signal because it can be adjusted to the frequency of the detection signal from the external device. For example, if the detection signal power of the external device transmits the detection result by a predetermined pulse, the measurement information is synthesized by changing the pulse width. External device force In the case of a rotation sensor, the detection signal of the rotation sensor indicates the rotation speed by the pulse cycle. At this time, the pulse width is changed without affecting the period, and the received measurement information is transmitted by the combination of the pulse widths. The measurement information modulated by the carrier frequency is demodulated, coded, and combined by applying this code to the pulse width. The pulse width is Other methods can also be used, such as combining by discriminating another identification pulse in accordance with the pulse period without changing it.
- the detection signal of the external device is about 5 kHz to 10 kHz
- the measurement information can be transmitted as a signal having a very low frequency as compared with a carrier frequency in the hundreds of MHz band.
- the possibility of becoming a noise source to other in-vehicle devices can be significantly reduced, and the noise resistance of the transmitted signal itself is improved. Therefore, the use of noise suppression parts can be reduced.
- two pieces of information can be extracted using a small-scale logical circuit or a general-purpose microcomputer.
- the receiving antenna is provided along a drive shaft.
- the antenna is provided along the drive shaft that coincides with the rotation axis of the tire as described above, even if the measurement unit and the transmission antenna provided on the wheel rotate, the distance variation between the transmission antenna and the reception antenna changes. And the fluctuation of the reception intensity can be suppressed.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of the wheel section 7 including a tire.
- the tire 7a is attached to a wheel 7b, and is configured to rotate around a drive shaft 7c as a rotation axis.
- Wheel part 7 is configured to rotate around a drive shaft 7c as a rotation axis.
- an air pressure monitor 5 (measuring unit) for measuring the air pressure of the tire 7a by a pressure applied to a knurling part for injecting and discharging air to and from the tire 7a is provided.
- the air pressure monitor 5 rotates around the drive shaft 7c as a rotation axis as the tire 7a rotates.
- an air pressure monitor 5 as a measuring unit includes an air pressure sensor 5a, a transmitting unit 5b that wirelessly transmits measurement information measured by the air pressure sensor 5a, and an electric wave for this wireless transmission. And a transmitting antenna 4 for transmitting the signal.
- the air pressure monitor 5 has a temperature sensor (not shown) in addition to the air pressure sensor 5a.
- the air temperature of 7a may be transmitted as the measurement information. By using the temperature information, it is possible to make a judgment on abnormal temperature or judgment taking into account thermal expansion.
- the air pressure monitor 5 A transmission timing from the air pressure monitor 5 may be determined according to the output of the acceleration sensor by having a sensor (not shown). Further, when the air pressure monitor 5 is driven by a battery, the battery voltage may be monitored, and information according to the battery voltage may be transmitted.
- the device can be treated as a weak radio station and does not overlap with other in-vehicle systems such as keyless entry! / Radio transmission / reception using a carrier frequency (carrier frequency) of about 300MHz as a carrier (carrier) . If radio waves in the near frequency band do not overlap with other in-vehicle systems, circuit components such as the mixer circuit (carrier frequency conversion circuit) in the receiver 2 can be shared only by changing some circuit constants. This device can be constructed at low cost.
- the radio wave transmitted by the transmission antenna 4 in the tire 7a is received by the reception antenna 1.
- the signal SO received by the receiving antenna 1 is signal-processed by the receiving unit 2 and transmitted to the information processing unit 6 as tire air pressure information S2a using, for example, a wired transmission means such as wiring on a printed circuit board.
- the information processing section 6 issues a warning of an abnormal air pressure of the tire 7a, and controls the vehicle in combination with other information transmitted by a sensor actuator, a switch, or the like.
- the receiving antenna 1 is installed so as to have sensitivity to radio waves of a polarization that coincides with the rotation axis direction of the tire 7a. In other words, it is installed so as to be sensitive to radio waves with a polarization substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle and substantially parallel to the ground. At this time, for example, if provided along the drive shaft 7c that coincides with the rotation axis of the tire 7a, even if the air pressure monitor 5 and the transmission antenna 4 installed on the tire 7a and the wheel 7b rotate, the transmission antenna 4 The variation in distance between the antenna and the receiving antenna 1 is reduced, and the variation in receiving intensity can be suppressed. Further, the length of the receiving antenna 1 is set to 1Z4 or more of the wavelength of the transmission radio wave.
- Wavelength [m] 3 X 108 [mZs] ⁇ 300 X 106 [Hz]
- a monopole antenna with 3Z8 wavelength or 5Z8 wavelength may be configured!
- the transmitting antenna 4 is installed in the tire 7a such that the polarization of the radio wave transmitted by the transmitting unit 5b is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the tire 7a. That is, the transmitting antenna 4 transmits a radio wave having a polarization substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle and substantially parallel to the ground. Since the antenna is installed in the tire 7a, it may be formed by a small antenna such as a loop antenna or a helical antenna.
- both the receiving antenna 1 and the transmitting antenna 4 are provided corresponding to radio waves having a polarization substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle and substantially parallel to the ground, Can be performed favorably. Therefore, the measurement information obtained by the air pressure monitor 5 can be transmitted to the information processing unit 6 via the receiving unit 2 in a good manner.
- polarization substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle and the arrangement of the antenna means that an angle formed with respect to a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction is within 45 degrees.
- polarization parallel to the rotation axis of the tire 7a and the arrangement of the antenna means that an angle formed with respect to the rotation axis of the tire 7a is within 45 degrees.
- the angle to the flat ground is within 45 degrees.
- the wheel unit 7 often includes an external device for measuring the state of the wheels in addition to the air pressure monitor 5.
- a rotation sensor 8 that detects a rotation state such as a rotation speed and a rotation direction of the wheel unit 7 is provided near a drive shaft 7c coinciding with a rotation axis of the tire 7a.
- the rotation sensor 8 itself is fixed and does not rotate with the tire 7a or the wheel 7b. Therefore, even with wired wiring, it is possible to provide a wiring path along the drive shaft 7c that coincides with the rotation axis.
- the wired wiring is composed of three wires including the power wiring 10v and the ground wiring 10g.
- this signal wiring for example, a three-core multi-core cable may be used.
- a wire 10 a that is independent of the wired wires 10 v, 10 s, and 10 g that transmits the measurement information (detection signal) by the rotation sensor 8 is provided as the antenna 1 that receives the information measured by the air pressure monitor 5.
- the wiring 10a as the antenna 1 is connected to the rotation sensor 8 along with the wiring of the rotation sensor 8 along the drive shaft 7c which coincides with the rotation axis of the wheel 7 in the vicinity of the drive shaft 7c. Distribute until Therefore, the antenna 1 is wired close to the transmitter 3 in the air pressure monitor 5.
- the transmission signal can be received along the drive shaft 7c with the direction of polarization adjusted, the measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5 can be satisfactorily received.
- the antenna 1 may use a part of the multi-core cable 10 as shown in FIG. 3, as long as the wiring 10a is independent of the wired wiring 10v, 10s, and 10g of the rotation sensor 8. For example, when the measurement information of the rotation sensor 8 is transmitted using a three-core cable, a four-core multi-core cable 10 is used, and one of the wires 10a is connected to the rotation sensor 8. Use as antenna 1 without connecting.
- the multi-core cable 10 may be a three-core cable and another wiring may be run as the antenna 1, or all four may be configured with independent wiring.
- the wireless signal from the air pressure monitor 5 is received using the wiring independent of the signal wiring of the external device such as the rotation sensor 8 and transmitted to the information processing unit 6, so that the information is transmitted.
- the processing unit 6 does not need to electrically separate the low-frequency signal of the rotation sensor 8 from the high-frequency wireless signal. Therefore, the signal does not pass through a low-pass filter or a high-pass filter for separation. Therefore, signal attenuation due to passing through these filter circuits does not occur. As a result, the measurement information of the rotation sensor 8 and the air pressure monitor 5 can be transmitted to the information processing unit 6 in an excellent manner.
- the receiving unit 2 is provided in the middle of the independently provided wiring 10a as the antenna 1. That is, the wiring 1 Oa is divided into two, and the side near the wheel unit 7 is used as the antenna 1. The side that transmits a signal to the information processing unit 6 via the receiving unit 2 is used as a wired signal wiring.
- the receiving unit 2 can perform signal processing such as reception, demodulation, and amplification of a wireless signal.
- the receiving unit 2 may be constituted only by a mixer circuit (carrier frequency conversion circuit) as a received signal processing circuit.
- wiring to the information processing section 6 is performed. Therefore, the noise resistance of the received radio signal can be improved, and the measurement information measured by the air pressure monitor 5 can be reliably transmitted to the information processing unit 6. Further, since the wiring 10a can be adjusted so that the antenna 1 has a length suitable for the wavelength of the transmission radio wave depending on the location of the receiving unit 2, the receiving sensitivity can be improved.
- the receiving section 2 is configured as shown by a dotted line section 2A in FIG.
- the dotted line portion 2A is made of, for example, a printed circuit board or a terminal board.
- the wired signal of the rotation sensor 8 is wired to the information processing unit 6 via a dotted line unit 2A (hereinafter, referred to as a receiving unit 2A) as a receiving unit 2 formed of a printed circuit board or the like.
- a cable such as a four-core cable 10 consisting of the same wiring 10v, 10s, 10g, and 10a as the cable shown in Fig. 3, and wiring from the wheel unit 7 to the receiving unit 2A in Fig. 4 I do.
- the signal of the rotation sensor 8 is passed as it is on the printed circuit board or the terminal board constituting the receiving section 2A.
- a noise filter or the like may be inserted as needed.
- Measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5 after signal processing is performed by a receiving circuit (corresponding to the receiving unit 2 in Fig. 4) provided on a printed circuit board or the like constituting the receiving unit 2A, and a rotation sensor 8
- the wired signal detection signal
- the wired signal is wired to the information processing unit 6 using the four-core cable 20 composed of the wires 20v, 20s, 20g, and 20a.
- the condition monitoring device according to the present invention can be configured at lower cost.
- the receiving unit 2 generates a new signal together with the measurement information (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 that simply receives the measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5 and transmits the signal to the information processing unit 6. good.
- the number of wires from the receiving unit 2 to the information processing unit 6 can be reduced.
- Figs. 5 and 6 show a superimposed waveform in which the reception signal Sla, which is the measurement information of the modulated air pressure monitor 5, is superimposed on the measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 in the reception unit 2.
- S2b is generated and then transmitted to the information processing unit 6. Since the signal SO can be amplified by the receiving circuit 2a, the signal reception signal Sla can be superimposed by increasing the signal strength as compared with the case where the wiring of the measurement information signal S8 of the rotation sensor 8 is directly used as an antenna. .
- the received signal Sla is higher in frequency than the measurement information signal S 8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8, which is an external device, and lower than the frequency of the radio wave transmitting the measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5.
- the measurement information signal S 8 of the rotation sensor 8 may be superimposed. Then, noise to other in-vehicle devices can be reduced, and signal processing in the information processing unit 6 can be facilitated. Details will be described below.
- the measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 has a frequency of about 5k to 10kHz as an example.
- the reception signal SO which is the measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5, is modulated for wireless transmission, and its frequency is, for example, about 300 MHz. It is also possible to superimpose the received signal SO on the measurement information signal S8 of the rotation sensor 8 as it is. However, the high frequency of the received signal SO, which was a radio signal, becomes a source of noise to other in-vehicle devices after reception. Therefore, it is more preferable to transmit the force to the information processing unit 6 with the frequency lowered to some extent.
- the reception signal Sla has a frequency of about 10 MHz even if the frequency is reduced to about 1Z32 by a mixer circuit or the like in the reception unit 2. Even in this case, since there is an approximately 1000-fold difference between the measurement information signal S8 of the rotation sensor 8 and the reception signal SO, even if the two are simply added, the electrical signal separation in the information processing unit 6 does not occur. Not difficult,.
- the reception circuit 2a since the signal SO after reception can be amplified by the reception circuit 2a, the reception signal Sla having sufficiently increased signal strength is superimposed on the measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8. be able to. As a result, when the information processing section 6 separates signals, the influence of signal attenuation can be reduced.
- the measurement information of the pneumatic monitor 5 modulated by the transmission unit 5b is demodulated, and the demodulated measurement information is used as the measurement information signal S8 (The signal may be combined with the detection signal to generate the combined waveform S2b and then transmitted to the information processing unit 6. Details will be described below.
- the measurement information of the air pressure monitor 5 is received, amplified, and demodulated. Then, the demodulated measurement information Sib of the air pressure monitor 5 is combined with the measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 by the signal processing circuit 2b.
- the pulse of the measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 representing the rotation speed of the wheel by the pulse period is used as a carrier, and the measurement information Sib of the air pressure monitor 5 demodulated on the carrier is combined. An example is shown.
- the synthesizing method is based on the demodulated measurement information signal S8 (detection signal) of the rotation sensor 8 in accordance with the measurement information Slb codes 1 and 0 of the air pressure monitor 5.
- This is a method of changing the pulse width of the pulse. That is, the rotation speed of the wheel measured by the rotation sensor 8 is represented by the pulse period, and the air pressure information measured by the air pressure monitor 5 is represented by a combination of the pulse widths.
- the force start bit, stop bit, and the like exemplified by only two types of codes, 1 and 0, are indicated by different pulse widths.
- the method of synthesizing the signal is not limited to the change of the pulse width, but may be a method of changing a pulse shape other than the pulse width.
- the code of 1 or 0 may be indicated by changing the amplitude of the noise, or the code of 1 or 0 may be indicated by superimposing another identification pulse.
- the entire signal transmitted to the information processing section 6 can be set to a low frequency. Since the measurement information signal S8 of the rotation sensor 8 is about 5 kHz to 10 kHz, the measurement information can be transmitted to the information processing unit 6 with a low frequency signal including the signal of the pneumatic monitor 5.
- the possibility of becoming a noise source to other in-vehicle devices can be significantly reduced, and the noise resistance of the transmission signal itself is improved.
- the use of noise suppression components can also be reduced.
- the information processing unit 6 does not need to perform signal separation and demodulation, a logic circuit with a small circuit scale or a microcomputer with low performance can be used.
- the number of processing steps in the information processing unit 6 is reduced, the use of the measurement information can be performed quickly and smoothly.
- the present invention can be used for a state monitoring device that wirelessly transmits measurement information of a portion of a vehicle that is difficult to transmit by wire.
- the present invention can be used for a wheel condition monitoring device that measures the air pressure and air temperature inside a tire of a wheel and wirelessly transmits the measured value to the vehicle body side to monitor the condition of the wheel.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a wheel unit.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a wheel state monitoring device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a wheel state monitoring device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a wheel state monitoring device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a wheel state monitoring device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a waveform chart showing an example of signal processing in the block configuration of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of a wheel state monitoring device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a waveform chart showing an example of signal processing in the block configuration of FIG. 7
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