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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Ronald Allan Ferguson, Woodbine, AU;
David Norman Pratt, Turramurra, AU;
Paul Richard Turtle, Kirrawec, AU;
Ian Barry Macintyre, Rosanna, AU;
Daniel Peter Moore, Box Hill, AU;
Patrick Dale Kearney, North Balwyn, AU;
Michael John Best, Box Hill, AU;
James Laurie Gardner, Thornleigh, AU;
Mark Berman, Pymble, AU;
Michael James Buckley, Pennant Hills, AU;
Joseph Edmond Breen, Berowra Heights, AU;
Ronald Jones, Wollstonecraft, AU;
Other;
Abstract
A system for acquiring, processing, storing, analyzing and reporting data relating to the condition of a road or other pavement surface ( ) in real time. The system includes a digital camera ( ) mounted on a vehicle and positioned relative to a pavement surface ( ) so as to capture images of the pavement surface ( ) while the camera ( ) is moving relative to the surface ( ). The system also includes an illumination assembly ( ) to illuminate the region from which an image is taken and an interface between the digital camera ( ) and at least one computer. The system also includes a processor in the computer for processing the images to detect and classify cracks and other pavement surface ( ) features.