Rut detection for road infrastructure
US12340514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30261
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for rut detection is provided. The method includes detecting, by a rut detection system, areas in a road-scene image that include ruts with pixel-wise probability values, wherein a higher value indicates a better chance of being a rut. The method further includes performing at least one of rut repair and vehicle rut avoidance responsive to the pixel-wise probability values. The detecting step includes performing neural network-based, pixel-wise semantic segmentation with context information on the road-scene image to distinguish rut pixels from non-rut pixels on a road depicted in the road-scene image.
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