Method and apparatus for non-destructive detection of tire anomalies
US9909953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/2692
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An impact-acoustic method for testing a tire is provided along with a tire anomaly detection system in which an actuatable impactor is provided with an acoustic transducer and a force transducer. A plurality of discriminator quantities is calculated from acoustic signals and force signals and the calculated discriminator quantities are compared with stored discriminator quantities to determine whether an anomaly is present in the tire.
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