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Passive tire pressure sensor and method

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OSTI ID:914716
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Los Lunas, NM
  2. Albuquerque, NM
  3. Calgary, CA
  4. Ann Arbor, MI
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A surface acoustic wave device includes a micro-machined pressure transducer for monitoring tire pressure. The device is configured having a micro-machined cavity that is sealed with a flexible conductive membrane. When an external tire pressure equivalent to the cavity pressure is detected, the membrane makes contact with ridges on the backside of the surface acoustic wave device. The ridges are electrically connected to conductive fingers of the device. When the detected pressure is correct, selected fingers on the device will be grounded producing patterned acoustic reflections to an impulse RF signal. When the external tire pressure is less than the cavity reference pressure, a reduced reflected signal to the receiver results. The sensor may further be constructed so as to identify itself by a unique reflected identification pulse series.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Patent Number(s):
7,263,892
Application Number:
11/337,427
OSTI ID:
914716
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Wireless passive SAW sensor systems for industrial and domestic applications conference January 1998
Impedance loaded SAW sensors offer a wide range of measurement opportunities journal January 1999

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