"Talking" tires from Michelin
09 july 2012
From July 27 to August 12, the thirtieth Olympic Games will be held in London. During this time, Michelin plans to introduce its innovative development - the "talking" Michelin X InCity tire.
So-called "communicating tires" were created by combining pressure monitoring and an identification chip. Their feature is that, thanks to the latter, the TPMS system not only receives information about pressure and temperature inside the tire, but also allows you to track the history of the tire. This has significantly improved passenger safety.
At the same time, RFID chips work using electromagnetic waves, so they do not require rechargeable batteries. The data they contain is transmitted via radio waves. The lifespan of the chips is much longer than that of the tires themselves.
Testing of Michelin tires has shown that it takes fifteen minutes to check the pressure and condition of the tire. With the new technology, this duration has been reduced many times over. This has greatly simplified the procedure for checking tires, making it possible to perform it much more often. It is enough just to approach the tire equipped with a microchip and, using TPMS, get accurate information in a much shorter time.
The engineers of the French company spent seven years developing this unique technology.
By the end of this year, Michelin plans to equip around 1,200 London buses with Michelin X InCity tires.
So-called "communicating tires" were created by combining pressure monitoring and an identification chip. Their feature is that, thanks to the latter, the TPMS system not only receives information about pressure and temperature inside the tire, but also allows you to track the history of the tire. This has significantly improved passenger safety.
At the same time, RFID chips work using electromagnetic waves, so they do not require rechargeable batteries. The data they contain is transmitted via radio waves. The lifespan of the chips is much longer than that of the tires themselves.
Testing of Michelin tires has shown that it takes fifteen minutes to check the pressure and condition of the tire. With the new technology, this duration has been reduced many times over. This has greatly simplified the procedure for checking tires, making it possible to perform it much more often. It is enough just to approach the tire equipped with a microchip and, using TPMS, get accurate information in a much shorter time.
The engineers of the French company spent seven years developing this unique technology.
By the end of this year, Michelin plans to equip around 1,200 London buses with Michelin X InCity tires.