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US 2023/0410527 A1Published application
Roadwheel angle estimation based on camera input
AssigneesSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorOmkar Karve
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a vehicle, system and method of estimating roadwheel angle based on camera input. A number of variations may include at least one of camera based angle detection of roadwheels; tire alignment problem detection using available cameras; or detection of gross roadwheel/tire problems using cameras.
Claims20
A system comprising at least one processor, memory, instruction stored in the memory and executable by the processor to:
- receive visual or infrared data regarding a steerable roadwheel of a vehicle from a camera attached to a vehicle component;
- analyze the data;
- determine from the analyzed data at least one of the steering angle of the steerable roadwheel, the alignment of the steerable roadwheel, or excessive wear or damage to the steerable roadwheel.
A method comprising:
- receiving visual or infrared data regarding a steerable roadwheel of a vehicle from a camera attached to a vehicle component;
- analyzing the data;
- determining from the analyzed data at least one of the steering angle of the steerable roadwheel, the alignment of the steerable roadwheel, or excessive wear or damage to the steerable roadwheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.