摘要 |
A system (10) for monitoring wear of a vehicle component (12) includes a tire based unit including a transponder (20) positioned at least partially within structure of the component. The transponder (20) is positioned to undergo physical damage when the component (12) undergoes a predetermined amount of wear. The transponder (20) ceases to provide the radio frequency signal (24) when the physical damage occurs. The system (10) also includes a vehicle based unit (40) including a receiver (94) operatively connected to an electronic controller (90). The receiver (94) provides the radio frequency signal (24) to the electronic controller (90). The electronic controller (90) determines that the vehicle component (12) has undergone the predetermined amount of wear when the transponder (20) ceases providing the radio frequency signal (24).
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