Method and apparatus for obtaining photogrammetric data to estimate impact severity
US9228834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/0078
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method to collect information to determine damage to a vehicle involved in a collision using photogrammetric techniques. When determined, this vehicle damage information, which may be in the form of crush measurement information such as a crush damage profile, can be displayed in a computer-generated view of the subject vehicle with a crush damage profile and used to estimate the impact severity. In some embodiments, based on the photogrammetric information derived, a direction of any shifting of the vehicle's components may be obtained and used along with other information to estimate a principal direction of force (PDOF) for one or more vehicles involved in the collision. Still further embodiments may be used to generate and/or audit repair estimates based at least in part on the photogrammetric information.
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