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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
Vikram Krishnamurthy, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/027 (2013.01); G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire tread depth estimation system for a vehicle includes a light source, a camera, an electronic controller, and a display. The light source is configured to emit light onto a surface of a vehicle tire. The camera is configured to capture an image of the surface of the vehicle tire. The electronic controller is connected to the light source and to the camera. The controller is configured to estimate a depth of a tire tread of the vehicle tire based on the image received from the camera. The display is configured to display the estimated tire tread depth.