摘要 |
<p>An adjustment system for a tire-mounted vehicle and a method of adjusting tire performance in a tire-mounted vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a vehicle (10) comprising at least one electronic vehicle control system selected form the group consisting of an anti-lock brake system (22), a steering wheel control system, an electronic stability system 24), a suspension control system and a global positioning system (26); a plurality of tires (12) supporting the vehicle (10), each tire (12) comprising a circumferential tire tread region and tire sidewalls enclosing an tire cavity inflated to an inflation pressure; and an electronic valve system (30) mounted to operatively adjust on a tire-by-tire basis the inflation pressure within the tire cavity of each of the plurality of tires (12) responsive to an electronic input signal from at least one of the vehicle control systems.</p> |