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US 10,540,833 B1Granted
Determining and assessing post-accident vehicle damage
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsJess W. Gingrich, Carlos J. Chavez
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems, machine-readable media, and methods for detecting and assessing damage to a vehicle. One or more embodiments include determining an amount of damage to a component based on reflected acoustic energy by comparing baseline data before damage is sustained to response data collected after damage is sustained.
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A system for detecting damage, comprising:
- a sensor to detect damage to a vehicle;
- a network interface communicative with a data store, wherein the data store includes baseline acoustic response information associated with components of the vehicle;
- a processor operatively connected to the network interface and the sensor, and communicative connected with a memory having instructions recorded thereon that, when read by the processor, cause the system to:
- cause issuance of acoustic energy toward a component of the vehicle subsequent to damage;
- receive reflected acoustic energy using the sensor;
- determine acoustic response data describing the vehicle component based on the reflected acoustic energy;
- and
- compare the acoustic response data to the baseline acoustic response information associated with the component to determine an amount of damage to the vehicle component.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
- cause issuance of acoustic energy toward a vehicle component of a vehicle subsequent to damage;
- receive reflected acoustic energy using a sensor;
- determine acoustic response data describing the vehicle component based on the reflected acoustic energy;
- and
- compare the acoustic response data to baseline acoustic response information associated with the component to determine an amount of damage to the vehicle component.
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A method of dispositioning a vehicle, comprising:
- causing issuance of acoustic energy toward a vehicle component of a vehicle subsequent to damage;
- receiving reflected acoustic energy using a sensor;
- determining acoustic response data describing the vehicle component based on the reflected acoustic energy;
- and
- comparing the acoustic response data to baseline acoustic response information associated with the component to determine an amount of damage to the vehicle component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.