Mesh Registration System and Method for Diagnosing Tread Wear

An automated method of determining groove depth of a tire, comprising:

• receiving one or more images of a first tire, the first tire having a pattern with at least one groove and at least one tire block;
• providing at least one surface model of at least a portion of the first tire;
• registering the at least one surface model of the first tire to at least one surface model of a second tire;
• analyzing the at least one surface model of the first tire and the at least one surface model of the second tire to provide at least one wear metric, the at least one wear metric indicative of at least one type of wear on the first tire.

An autonomous, tread registration system, comprising:

• a user system executing processing software reading:
• data corresponding to at least one surface model of a first tire having worn tread;
• data corresponding to at least one baseline surface model of the first tire;
• wherein the processing software executed by the user system:
• registers the at least one surface model of the first tire to the at least one baseline surface model of the first tire;
• and
• analyzes the registration of the at least one surface model of the first tire to the at least one baseline surface model of the first tire to determine at least one wear metric and at least one action item;
• and
• transmits a report including the at least one wear metric and at least one action item.