Tire pressure estimation apparatus and estimation method thereof
Disclosed herein are a tire pressure estimating apparatus and a tire pressure estimating method thereof. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an input unit that receives a current wheel speed signal sensed by a sensing device, an analysis unit that analyzes a suspension resonance frequency value according to a current load value based on the input current wheel speed signal, a determination unit that determines whether the current load value is increased for a certain period of time, a compensation unit that compensates for a tire relative dynamic radius difference value and a tire relative air pressure difference value according to a load increase by applying a load compensation model to a tire dynamic radius analysis model, when the current load value is increased for the certain period of time, and an estimation unit that estimates a final tire pressure value based on the compensated tire relative dynamic radius difference value and tire relative air pressure difference value.
1. A tire pressure estimating apparatus comprising:
at least one processor and memory configured to:
receive a current wheel speed signal sensed by a sensing device;
determine whether a current load value of the current wheel speed signal is increased for a certain period of time;
compensate for a tire relative dynamic radius difference value and a tire relative air pressure difference value according to a load increase by applying a load compensation model to a tire dynamic radius analysis model, when the current load value is increased for the certain period of time; and
estimate a final tire pressure value based on the compensated tire relative dynamic radius difference value and tire relative air pressure difference value.
2. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the load compensation model includes a suspension resonance frequency variation value due to a load change and a parameter value that is estimated in real time by a Kalman filter.
3. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the tire dynamic radius analysis model includes a tire angular velocity value and a tire relative angular velocity difference value.
4. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify that the tire relative dynamic radius difference value and the tire relative air pressure difference value according to the load increase are compensated, when the current load value is increased for the certain period of time.
5. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the estimated final tire pressure value is a set target tire pressure value.
6. The tire pressure estimating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify that the final tire pressure value is abnormal when the estimated final tire pressure value is not the target tire pressure value.
7. A tire pressure estimating method performed by at least one processor and memory, comprising:
receiving a current wheel speed signal sensed by a sensing device;
determining whether a current load value of the current wheel speed signal is increased for a certain period of time;
compensating for a tire relative dynamic radius difference value and a tire relative air pressure difference value according to a load increase by applying a load compensation model to a tire dynamic radius analysis model, when the current load value is increased for the certain period of time; and
estimating a final tire pressure value based on the compensated tire relative dynamic radius difference value and tire relative air pressure difference value.
8. The tire pressure estimating method of claim 7 , wherein the load compensation model includes a suspension resonance frequency variation value due to a load change and a parameter value that is estimated in real time by a Kalman filter.
9. The tire pressure estimating method of claim 7 , wherein the tire dynamic radius analysis model includes a tire angular velocity value and a tire relative angular velocity difference value.
10. The tire pressure estimating method of claim 7 , further comprising identifying that the tire relative dynamic radius difference value and the tire relative air pressure difference value according to the load increase are compensated, when the current load value is increased for the certain period of time.
11. The tire pressure estimating method of claim 7 , wherein the determining whether the current load value is increased comprises determining whether the estimated final tire pressure value is a set target tire pressure value.
12. The tire pressure estimating method of claim 11 , further comprising identifying that the final tire pressure value is abnormal when the estimated final tire pressure value is not the target tire pressure value.