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Vehicle damage assessment using 3D scanning

  • US 9,721,304 B1
  • Filed: 07/15/2014
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • projecting light pattern on a damaged vehicle to reveal deformation of the pattern;

    offsetting from the light pattern, obtaining a shape of the pattern by a camera;

    calculating, from the shape, distance of every point in the field of view;

    determining using structured-light calculation contours of the damaged vehicle; and

    creating differential heat maps to detect degrees of intrusion, extrusion, or deviation from the undamaged vehicle.

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