Method for tire tread depth modeling and image annotation
US9805697B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2380/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle service system having a means for acquiring images of a three-dimensional region of a vehicle wheel assembly tire tread surface. The vehicle service system is configured to process the acquired images to produce a collection of data points corresponding to the spatial position of surface points in the region from which tire tread wear characteristics are identified. The acquired images are further utilized to provide both a graphical and a numerical display to an operator, with the numerical display linked to specifically annotated or indexed points or windows within the graphical display, thereby enabling an operator to quickly identify specific focus points or regions on the tire surface which have been measured at the numerically identified tread depths.
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