WO2024002913A1 - Apparatus and methods for calculating and/or monitoring a wear rate of a tire - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for calculating and/or monitoring a wear rate of a tire Download PDF

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WO2024002913A1
WO2024002913A1 PCT/EP2023/067205 EP2023067205W WO2024002913A1 WO 2024002913 A1 WO2024002913 A1 WO 2024002913A1 EP 2023067205 W EP2023067205 W EP 2023067205W WO 2024002913 A1 WO2024002913 A1 WO 2024002913A1
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Valerio BORTOLOTTO
Jessica ROSATI
Lorenzo Alleva
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    • G01MTESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60CVEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/24Wear-indicating arrangements
    • B60C11/243Tread wear sensors, e.g. electronic sensors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B60CVEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/24Wear-indicating arrangements
    • B60C11/246Tread wear monitoring systems
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    • G05CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05BCONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
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    • G05B13/04Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
    • G05B13/048Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators using a predictor

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  • This disclosure is generally directed to computer-implemented methods and apparatus for calculating and/or monitoring a wear rate of a tire.
  • Tire wear rate is an essential factor contributing to road safety. Changing tires not early enough may lead to dangerous traffic situations or even accidents, which may in turn lead to serious injuries or deaths as well as high financial liability risks. Being able to change tires just at the right time therefore is not only a question of safety but also a question of economy. Missing the right point of time to change the tires may result in high cost due to potential accidents or damages, taking the change too early may lead to additional fleet costs. A proper tire lifecycle management is also a matter of sustainability since changing tires too early may lead to waste of valuable resources.
  • Determining the right point of time to change tires is also an important success factor in vehicle logistics or fleet management.
  • By being able to schedule changing tires of a vehicle right in time or scheduling changing tires in combination with maintenance of other components of a vehicle non-operation periods can be kept as short as possible, resulting in cost savings and increased reliability especially in view of commercial applications.
  • other components of a vehicle having only a short remaining lifetime or maintenance interval may be replaced or serviced as well.
  • monitoring the wear rate of the tires properly is important to e.g., decide which truck among the available trucks is suited best for a particular route.
  • a tire wear measuring apparatus includes: a signal receiver configured to measure acceleration inside the tire for each point inside the tire; a signal analyzer configured to receive signal information from the signal receiver and estimate a tread wear rate of the tire using a peak value of acceleration in longitudinal direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the tire from among acceleration signals inside the tire; a transmitter configured to receive analysis information, which is information on the tread wear rate of the tire, from the signal analyzer and transmit the analysis information; and a control module configured to receive the analysis information from the transmitter and generate a control signal for the vehicle to which the tire is installed. A physical change thereof is verified using a Flexible Ring tire model which is a mathematical model.
  • EP 3 741589 Al discloses a tire wear estimator, comprising a tire measurement system which is adapted to be mounted in or on an inner surface of the tire.
  • the tire measurement system comprises a sensor adapted for sensing a physical property of the tire, and an acquisition system adapted for sampling a signal of the sensor into memory, to acquire a perturbation in the sampled data which is induced by a contact patch of the tire when the sensor is mounted in or on an inner surface of the tire.
  • a sample rate of the acquisition system is high enough such that at least one oscillation, which is indicative of a tread depth of the tire, becomes detectable in the sampled data in and/ or around the perturbation.
  • loT Internet of Things
  • the disclosure provides a computer- implemented method for calculating a wear rate of a tire, comprising providing an aggregation of residual tread depth, RTD, assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle, generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments and calculating the tire wear rate based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • providing the aggregation of RTD assessments may further comprise performing, for each RTD assessment among the provided aggregation of RTD assessments, a series of RTD assessments based at least in part on the data of the at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle within a pre-selected span of time and/or mileage starting at a determined point of time during operation of the vehicle and/or a determined mileage of the at least one tire of the vehicle, removing one or more outliers among the performed series of RTD assessments and calculating an average value for the performed series of RTD assessments, with the one or more outliers removed.
  • the average value may comprise any kind of mean such as Pythagorean means, the median, the mode, the mid-range or weighted means.
  • the provided aggregation of RTD assessments comprises two or more RTD assessments.
  • generating the mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments further comprises selecting one of a plurality of pre-stored algorithms based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments.
  • selecting one of a plurality of pre-stored algorithms for generating the mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments further comprises providing the aggregation of RTD assessments as input to a plurality of algorithms, running the plurality of algorithms on the provided aggregation of RTD measurements and choosing an algorithm of the plurality of algorithms based at least in part on the running of the plurality of algorithms.
  • the data obtained from at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle comprise at least one of radial acceleration, rolling lateral acceleration, footprint size estimation, inflation pressure, tire temperature, tire speed estimation.
  • the method further comprises providing telematics information of the vehicle and verifying the output of the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided telematics information of the vehicle.
  • the telematics information of the vehicle includes at least one of vehicle usage, tire pressure, tractor load, region, country, longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration, speed, GPS coordinates, odometer, type of road, load, tire inflation pressure, gear shifts, engine RPMs, wheel speed, throttle/brake pedal position, tire temperature, external temperature, steering wheel angle.
  • the tire wear rate comprises at least one of the estimated residual tread depth of the tire, the remaining mileage of the tire and the remaining time before change of the tire according to a configured minimum tread depth.
  • the method comprises reporting at least one of the calculated tire wear rate, the estimated residual tread depth of the tire, the remaining mileage of the tire and the remaining time before change of the tire according to a configured minimum tread depth to a control system.
  • control system is arranged in the vehicle.
  • control system is arranged outside the vehicle.
  • the provided aggregation of RTD measurements is stored in the vehicle or within the at least one tire of the vehicle.
  • the provided aggregation of RTD measurements is stored outside of the vehicle.
  • the disclosure provides an apparatus for calculating a wear rate of a tire, comprising means for providing an aggregation of residual tread depth, RTD, assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle, means for generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments and means for calculating the tire wear rate based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • the apparatus comprises means configured to perform any of the methods disclosed herein.
  • Figs, la, b and c illustrate an example involving a comparison of the performance of a tire wear model relying on vehicle dynamics and a respective model based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle, in the case of a truck with one or more lifted axle tires, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a first system for estimating the residual tread depth of at least one tire of a vehicle, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a second system, which is an extension of the first system illustrated by Fig. 2, for estimating the residual tread depth of at least one tire of a vehicle, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 5a illustrates a first aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle comprising performing, for each RTD assessment among the provided aggregation of RTD assessments, a series of RTD assessments based at least in part on the data of the at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle.
  • Fig. 5b illustrates a second aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle comprising removing one or more outliers among the performed series of RTD assessments according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 5c illustrates a third aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle comprising calculating an average value for the performed series of RTD assessments, with the one or more outliers removed, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates, in the form of three charts, exemplary pre-stored algorithms used in the course of generating a model for calculating tire wear, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7a illustrates an exemplary data flow between a vehicle and a cloud for a possible providing of an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments or a reporting of the calculated tire wear, including estimated residual tread depth, remaining mileage of the tire, and/ or the remaining time before change according to a configured minimum tread depth, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7b illustrates an exemplary data flow between a vehicle, a cloud and a user computing device for a possible providing of an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments or a possible reporting of the calculated tire wear, including estimated residual tread depth, remaining mileage of the tire, and/or the remaining time before change according to a configured minimum tread depth, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7c illustrates an exemplary data flow between a vehicle, a cloud and a control system for a possible providing of an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments or a possible reporting of the calculated tire wear, including estimated residual tread depth, remaining mileage of the tire, and/ or the remaining time before change according to a configured minimum tread depth, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates an exemplary fleet manager platform to which a calculated tire wear rate may be reported, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9a illustrates a computer-implemented method 900 for calculating the wear rate of a tire, according to the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9b illustrates further aspects of providing an aggregation of RTD assessments, according to the present disclosure.
  • the present disclosure provides computer-implemented methods and apparatus for calculating the wear rate of a tire.
  • the computer-implemented methods and apparatus according to this disclosure offer many advantages.
  • a respective method needs additional input data in case a tire is mounted on a lifted axle. In case the information about the status of the axle is not available to the model, the estimated number of kilometers done by the respective tires and therefore the accuracy of the estimated wear rate will decrease as well.
  • the underlying invention discloses a computer-implemented method for calculating a wear state of a tire which combines the simplicity of the first approach based on a tire sensor with the increased accuracy of the second approach based on vehicle telematics information. At the same time, the additional effort which comes along with the second approach can be considerably reduced.
  • the computer-implemented method for calculating a wear rate of a tire comprises providing an aggregation of residual tread depth (RTD) assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle, generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments and calculating the tire wear rate based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • RTD residual tread depth
  • Figs, i a, b and c illustrate the difference of the kilometers travelled by a vehicle itself, and a tire that is part of a lifted axle, and thus illustrates a comparison of the approach based on vehicle telematics information without proper monitoring of the lifted axles of a truck and the method for calculating a tire wear rate as disclosed herein.
  • the horizontal axis of each of Figs, la, b and c shows the time in hours of a typical working day of a truck.
  • the vertical axis of each of Figs, la, b and c shows the estimated distance travelled of a particular axis of the truck.
  • the black solid line of each of Figs, la, b and c indicates the estimation of the mileage done using a conventional approach.
  • the black dashed line of each of Figs, la, b and c shows the estimated mileage based on the computer-implemented method described herein.
  • the underlying invention helps to avoid such errors and therefore allows determining the optimum point in time for replacing the tires of a vehicle more accurately. As a result, the underlying invention renders mobility of people as well as transportation of goods safer, greener, more reliable and more cost efficient.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a first system for estimating the residual tread depth of at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • the system comprises a tire mounted sensor (TMS) able to acquire a list of in-usage information of a tire.
  • the in-usage information of the tire comprises at least one of radial acceleration, rolling lateral acceleration, footprint size estimation, inflation pressure, tire temperature and tire speed estimation.
  • the inusage information of the tire is provided by the TMS to a statistical model for estimating the residual tread depth of a tire.
  • tire information comprising at least one of the tire manufacturer, the tire pattern, the specification of the tire, the size of the tire, the mounting position of the tire and retread information of the tire is provided to the statistical model for estimating the residual tread depth of the tire.
  • the residual tread depth is estimated by the statistical model.
  • Fig. 3 shows a flow chart of a second system for estimating the residual tread depth of at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • the second system is an extended version of the first system.
  • Additional information may be provided to the statistical model for estimating the residual tread depth.
  • the additional information comprises at least one of vehicle manufacturer, vehicle chassis, vehicle load, accelerations, speed, GPS coordinates, type of road, engine load, gear shifts, engine RPM, wheel speed, throttle/brake pedal position, tire temperature, external temperature, steering wheel angle, additional RTD in operation measurements.
  • the model output may be further verified based at least in part on the additional information.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a block diagram of a third system for calculating a wear rate of a tire based on the first system or the second system for estimating the residual tread depth of at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • An aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle is provided to an adaptive algorithm suitable for generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments.
  • the system additionally provides the data obtained from the at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle to the adaptive algorithm.
  • the adaptive algorithm calculates the tire wear rate or the expected remaining mileage of lifetime of the tire.
  • Fig. 5a illustrates a first aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • the mileage (KM) is shown on the horizontal axis of Fig. 5a.
  • the remaining tread depth is indicated on the vertical axis.
  • the upper left corner represents a state where the tire is new, i.e., the remaining tread depth is in accordance with the technical data when a tire is sold and the mileage of the tire is zero. With increasing mileage, the remaining tread depth decreases. For example, for a new tire the remaining tread depth is supposed to be about 13 mm.
  • a series of residual tread depth assessments is initiated.
  • Each residual tread depth assessment of a series of residual tread depth assessments is based at least in part on data of at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • the complete series of assessments is performed within a pre-selected span of time and/ or mileage starting at a determined point of time during operation of the vehicle and/ or a determined mileage of the at least one tire of the vehicle.
  • the determined mileage of the at least one tire of the vehicle is about o km, i.e., the tire is new.
  • the pre-selected mileage is 1000 km.
  • a first series (cf. red circle in Fig. 5a) of multiple remaining tread depth assessments is initiated. Each of the multiple remaining tread depth assessments is performed within the pre-selected mileage of 1000 km.
  • FIG. 5a illustrates providing multiple additional series of RTD assessments.
  • three additional series of RTD assessments at a mileage of 5000 km, 10000 km and 15000 km are highlighted (cf. red circles in Fig. 5a).
  • Fig. 5b illustrates another aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • the mileage (KM) is shown on the horizontal axis of Fig. 5b.
  • the remaining tread depth is indicated.
  • outliers among the performed series of RTD assessments are removed. For example, within each series of RTD assessments, a group of single RTD assessments showing a higher variance than others within the same series can be reduced to single points.
  • Removing outliers of each series of RTD assessments can either be performed right after a series of RTD assessments has been finished, periodically, e.g., within a pre-selected span of time or a pre-selected mileage of the tire or when the assessments of a series are needed as inputs for further calculations and/or estimations.
  • Fig. 5c illustrates a third aspect of providing an aggregation of residual tread depth assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle.
  • an average value of the RTD is calculated.
  • the average value may comprise any kind of mean such as Pythagorean means, the median, the mode, the mid-range or weighted means.
  • the calculation of the average value can either be performed right after a series of RTD assessments has been finished, periodically, e.g., within a preselected span of time or a pre-selected mileage of the tire or when a respective average value is needed as input for further calculations and/or estimations.
  • Fig. 6 shows three different charts for three different prestored algorithms. For each of the three graphs, on the vertical axis, the remaining tread depth and on the horizontal axis the mileage of at least one tire as read from the odometer and/or from the tire mounted sensor of a vehicle (KM) is shown. Again, the upper left corner of each graph represents a state where the tire is new, i.e., the remaining tread depth is in accordance with the technical data when a tire is sold and the mileage of the tire is zero. With increasing mileage, the remaining tread depth decreases.
  • the filled black dots in each of the graphs represent an average value of a series of RTD assessments as described in connection with Fig. 5a to Fig. 5c.
  • Fig. 5a to Fig. 5c For example, in the first graph, three average values of RTD assessments, in the second graph, seven average values of RTD assessments and in the third graph as well seven average values of RTD assessments have been calculated.
  • the three algorithms illustrated by the three graphs may run in series or at least in part in parallel and are suited to find the best algorithm for generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least on part on the provided aggregation of RTD measurements.
  • Fig. 6 shows that after two or more aggregations of RTD assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle have been provided, various pre-stored algorithms such as 3 points, linear regression, exponential regression, logarithmic regression or a neural network may be run.
  • the algorithm among the pre-stored and run algorithms which is closest to the provided aggregations of RTD assessments is selected for calculating the tire wear rate based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • the pre-stored algorithms may be continuously modified, refined or replaced/updated by the respective provider.
  • Fig. 7a, 7b and 7c illustrate different ways of how an aggregation of RTD assessments may be provided or a calculated tire wear rate may be reported.
  • the transmission of data such as an aggregation of RTD assessments or a calculated tire wear rate are illustrated by black arrows.
  • the black arrows may, alternatively or in addition, illustrate the providing of an aggregation of RTD assessments or a transmission of a calculated tire wear rate, or in other words, the output of the applied mathematical models, in cases where the calculation is performed in the vehicle, or at a component outside the vehicle not shown in Fig. 7a to Fig. 7c.
  • the dotted arrows indicate the providing of an aggregation of RTD assessments or the reporting of the calculated tire wear rate or model output.
  • the mathematical model of the tire wear rate may be generated outside a vehicle.
  • the tire wear rate may be calculated outside the vehicle, e.g., in a cloud computing environment.
  • an aggregation of RTD assessments may be provided to a cloud computing device. Within the cloud computing device, the generation of the model and the calculation of the tire wear may take place and the calculated tire wear may be reported to at least the respective vehicle.
  • the report may be transmitted to a user computing device such as a smartphone, a notebook, a PC or a tablet or to a fleet managing platform.
  • a user computing device such as a smartphone, a notebook, a PC or a tablet or to a fleet managing platform.
  • the tire wear rate may be calculated in the vehicle or in a tire of the vehicle.
  • the calculated tire wear rate may be reported from the vehicle or the tire of the vehicle to at least one of a user computing device or a fleet managing platform.
  • a respective fleet managing platform/software maybe stored and run on a cloud computing device/server.
  • the respective fleet managing software there maybe a digital representation of each vehicle of a fleet of at least one vehicle.
  • the digital representation of the vehicle may comprise technical data of the vehicle such as the brand, the vehicle model, the number of axes, the used tires etc.
  • the calculated tire wear rate may be associated with the digital representation of the respective vehicle. This association may be performed on a per tire basis.
  • the application may be capable to display the tire wear rate of each tire of a vehicle.
  • the residual time or mileage of each tire of a vehicle may be displayed.
  • a user of the fleet managing platform maybe provided with detailed information with respect to at least one of the calculated tire wear rate, the residual tread depth, the residual mileage, and the residual life time of each tire of a vehicle. If certain conditions are fulfilled, an alert message maybe issued, e.g., to the driver, fleet manager, or any other user.
  • Fig. 9a shows a flowchart illustrating a computer-implemented method 900 for calculating and/or monitoring a wear rate of a tire.
  • the operations of the computer-implemented method may be implemented by a computing device.
  • an aggregation of residual tread depth, RTD, assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle is provided.
  • a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments is generated.
  • the tire wear rate is calculated based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • Fig. 9b shows a flowchart further illustrating providing the aggregation of RTD assessments.
  • a series of RTD assessments based at least in part on the data of the at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle within a preselected span of time and/ or mileage starting at a determined point of time during operation of the vehicle and/or a determined mileage of the at least one tire of the vehicle is performed.
  • the provided aggregation of RTD assessments comprises two or more RTD assessments.
  • generating the mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments further comprises selecting one of a plurality of pre-stored algorithms based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments.
  • selecting one of a plurality of pre-stored algorithms for generating the mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments further comprises providing the aggregation of RTD assessments as input to a plurality of algorithms, running the plurality of algorithms on the provided aggregation of RTD measurements and choosing an algorithm of the plurality of algorithms based at least in part on the running of the plurality of algorithms.
  • the data obtained from at least one sensor attached to the at least one tire of the vehicle comprise at least one of radial acceleration, rolling lateral acceleration, footprint size estimation, inflation pressure, tire temperature, tire speed estimation.
  • the method further comprises providing telematics information of the vehicle and verifying the output of the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided telematics information of the vehicle.
  • the telematics information of the vehicle includes at least one of vehicle usage, tire pressure, tractor load, region, country, longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration, speed, GPS coordinates, odometer, type of road, load, tire inflation pressure, gear shifts, engine RPMs, wheel speed, throttle/brake pedal position, tire temperature, external temperature, steering wheel angle.
  • the tire wear rate comprises at least one of the estimated residual tread depth of the tire, the remaining mileage of the tire and the remaining time before change of the tire according to a configured minimum tread depth.
  • the method comprises reporting at least one of the calculated tire wear rate, the estimated residual tread depth of the tire, the remaining mileage of the tire and the remaining time before change of the tire according to a configured minimum tread depth to a control system.
  • control system is arranged in the vehicle.
  • control system is arranged outside the vehicle.
  • provided aggregation of RTD measurements is stored in the vehicle or within the at least one tire of the vehicle.
  • the provided aggregation of RTD measurements is stored outside of the vehicle.
  • an apparatus for calculating a wear rate of a tire comprising means for providing an aggregation of residual tread depth, RTD, assessments based at least in part on data obtained from at least one sensor attached to at least one tire of a vehicle, means for generating a mathematical model of the tire wear rate based at least in part on the provided aggregation of RTD assessments and means for calculating the tire wear rate based at least in part on the generated mathematical model of the tire wear rate.
  • the apparatus comprises means configured to perform any of the methods disclosed herein.

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