Misaligned tire detection method and apparatus
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- an angle sensor positioned to measure an alignment angle of a steering wheel;
memory including a table associating each of a plurality of the alignment angles with a range of acceptable tire alignment angles; and
a processor configured to;
select an image including a lane edge from video captured by a camera; and
determine a tire alignment angle based on pixel placement of the lane edge in the image.
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Abstract
An alignment tool is disclosed configured to provide accurate tire alignment analysis based on the comparison of video recordings capturing a direction of travel and data obtained from various vehicle on-board components.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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an angle sensor positioned to measure an alignment angle of a steering wheel; memory including a table associating each of a plurality of the alignment angles with a range of acceptable tire alignment angles; and a processor configured to; select an image including a lane edge from video captured by a camera; and determine a tire alignment angle based on pixel placement of the lane edge in the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of tire alignment analysis, the method comprising:
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capturing, with a camera, video; measuring, with a steering wheel angle sensor, an alignment angle of a steering wheel; accessing, in memory, a default table that includes a plurality of default steering wheel angles each having assigned a range of acceptable default tire alignment angles; analyzing, with a processor, the video to identify a desired feature; selecting an image from the video including the desired feature; and determining a tire alignment angle based on pixel placement of the desired feature in the selected image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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