System and method for evaluating the performance of a vehicle windshield/wiper combination
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1. A method for evaluating the performance of a vehicle windshield wiper mounted in an operational position on a soiled windshield, the method including:
- capturing a digital image of the surface of the soiled windshield,operating the windshield wiper,capturing a digital image of the surface of the wiped windshield,comparing the data from both captured images to develop selected indicia related to the extent to which the soil has been removed from the windshield, including developing an intensity map for each of the acquired images from the image data associated with the acquired images and subtracting the intensity map of the first acquired image from the second acquired image.
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Abstract
A system and method for evaluating the performance of a vehicle windshield wiper system includes a digital camera positioned to allow the camera to capture an image of the surface of the windshield, and a computer including logic for capturing a digital image of the surface of the soiled windshield, capturing a digital image of the surface of the wiped windshield, and comparing the data from both captured images to develop selected indicia related to the extent to which the soil has been removed from the windshield.
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1. A method for evaluating the performance of a vehicle windshield wiper mounted in an operational position on a soiled windshield, the method including:
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capturing a digital image of the surface of the soiled windshield, operating the windshield wiper, capturing a digital image of the surface of the wiped windshield, comparing the data from both captured images to develop selected indicia related to the extent to which the soil has been removed from the windshield, including developing an intensity map for each of the acquired images from the image data associated with the acquired images and subtracting the intensity map of the first acquired image from the second acquired image. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for evaluating the performance of a vehicle windshield wiper mounted in an operational position on a soiled windshield, the method including:
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a digital camera positioned to allow the camera to capture an image of the surface of the windshield, and a computer including logic for capturing a digital image of the surface of the soiled windshield, capturing a digital image of the surface of the wiped windshield, and comparing the data from both captured images to develop selected indicia related to the extent to which the soil has been removed from the windshield, including developing an intensity map for each of the acquired images from the image data associated with the acquired images and subtracting the intensity map of the first acquired image from the second acquired image. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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