Automatic Pressure Regulator

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Automatic Pressure Regulator

• Presented by
• Jeremy Wilson

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Highway Safety

• A problem millions of people everyday deal with.
• If you yourself are not faced by it, loved ones
  will be

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Tire Debris
Example of operating trailer, inside tire failed,
destroying second tire.
Debris left on the road
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Statistics

• Arizona Highway DOT Study
• 79 auto accidents/year due to objects on road
• 5400 Tractor Trailer accidents
• Under inflated Tractor-Trailer Tires a primary
  factor
• Increases belt separation
• Increases heat and friction stress
• Increases roll-over
• 0.45 g reduced to 0.40 g

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Proposed Solution

• Automatic Pressure Regulator
• Constant monitoring of tire pressure
• Automatically corrects tire pressure outside
  normal range
• Trending of pressure correction to indicate more
  severe problems

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System Proposal
Driver Information Center
Compressor Belt Driven from Engine
Regulator
Tire Coupling
Computerized Control System
Press Gage
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Pros

• Increased Highway Safety
• Reduced number of rollovers
• Less highway debris causing automobile accidents
• Other Benefits
• Better fuel efficiency
• Reduced Maintenance Cost
• Prevent over/under inflating of tires by Human
  error

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Cons

• Retro fitting existing equipment
• Legal liability if system fails
• Requires buy-in from both Rig manufactures and
  Trailer manufactures to be successful

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Conclusion

• Significant statistics prove that under/over
  inflated tires negatively effect highway safety
• Every highway traveler would benefit
• Highway safety would improve

• Increased Highway Safety is a reality with the
  Automatic Pressure Regulator

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Questions