US 11,989,926 B1
Method to monitor wheel health and alignment using camera system for proactive vehicle maintenance
Sai Vishnu Aluru, Commerce Township, MI (US); Steffen P. Lindenthal, Oshawa (CA); and Sravan Daruri, Walled Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OEPRATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/061,770.
Int. Cl. G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 10/759 (2022.01) [G06V 10/225 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining camera images from one or more automotive equipped cameras onboard a vehicle during operation of the vehicle, the camera images including a view of one or more wheels of the vehicle;
processing the camera images, via a processor, including by monitoring changes in location of the one or more wheels with respect to one or more triangles in the camera images; and
determining, via the processor, one or more states of the one or more wheels, including an alignment thereof, a health thereof, or both, based on the processing of the camera images, including based on the changes in the location of the one or more wheels with respect to the one or more triangles.