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Tire Sensor Technologies

Sensor Technology

Main Detection

Darmstadt Tire Sensors

Tire deformation and friction force

Sidewall Torsion Sensors(SWT)

Longitudinal, lateral forces, and wheel velocity

Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors(SAW)

Tire pressure and friction force

MicroElectroMechanical System Sensors(MEMS)

Temperature, pressure, and acceleration

Optical Sensors

Displacement of a contact patch, and ground speed

Chromasonic Sensors

Tire defects, including loss of tire pressure, damage to the tread area, etc.

Magnetoelastic Sensors

Temperature, pressure, velocity,and potential stress