The OmnAuto Tire Monitoring system started out as an "Automatic Pressure Regulator" proposed by team member Jeremy Wilson. The original systems was aimed at Tractor Trailer vehicles and included an onboard compressor that could add air to tires as needed, even as the vehicle was in motion.
[view the orginial concept Power Point presentation]
OmnAuto investigates the implications of the [TREAD Act] and gravitates towards making the system an OEM component on new vehicles.
[view the OmnAuto feasibility Power Point presentation]
Adds a Historical Data aspect and redesigns the system to incorporate memory modules.
Temperature/Pressure correlation is addressed to improve upon existing models.
Phase I SBIR application completed.
[view the final Power Point presentation from the first semester]
[view the Phase I SBIR (.doc)]
Rewrites and enhances driver information display.
Refines software model for temperature and pressure coorelation.
Develops and tests lab prototype.