Wear degree information acquiring device, wear degree information acquiring method, vehicle and program

A method of acquiring wear degree information by detecting a degree of wear of a power cable supplying power by being in contact with a vehicle running on a road, wherein the power cable includes a non-contact part and a contact part supplying power to the vehicle, the method comprising:

• measuring a first distance with the power cable via laser scanning in an obliquely-upper direction;
• measuring a second distance with the power cable via laser scanning in an obliquely-lower direction;
• upon measuring a first shape of the contact part of the power cable in advance, detecting a second shape of the contact part of the power cable being worn in contact with the vehicle based on the first distance and the second distance;
• and
• acquiring information indicating the degree of wear of the power cable according to a difference between the first shape and the second shape.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for acquiring wear degree information by detecting a degree of wear of a power cable supplying power by being in contact with a vehicle running on a road, wherein the power cable includes a non-contact part and a contact part supplying power to the vehicle, the program causing, when executed by a processor, the processor to execute:

• measuring a first distance with the power cable via laser scanning in an obliquely-upper direction;
• measuring a second distance with the power cable via laser scanning in an obliquely-lower direction;
• upon measuring a first shape of the contact part of the power cable in advance, detecting a second shape of the contact part of the power cable being worn in contact with the vehicle based on the first distance and the second distance;
• and
• acquiring information indicating the degree of wear of the power cable according to a difference between the first shape and the second shape.