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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ajou University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung Mo Koo, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Soo We, Osan-si, KR;
Hye Yeon Lee, Ansan-si, KR;
Gwang Jin Kim, Ansan-si, KR;
Hyung Il Koo, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring a depth of a tread groove may include: a camera module capturing a video including an upper end portion of a tire while rotating around an upper end portion of the tire having a plurality of tread grooves, the video including a plurality of frames; a control module obtaining, based on the plurality of frames, a cross-sectional width of the tire in units of pixels by adding widths of each of the plurality of tread grooves in units of pixels, a width of an inner block in units of pixels, and a width of an outer block in units of pixels, the inner and outer blocks are disposed on the tire; and a conversion module converting the depth of the tread groove in units of pixels into the depth in physical units.