US 12,406,346 B2
Vehicle assessment systems and methods
Geoffrey David Gaither, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Allison McGowan, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Nathan C. Westover, New Hudson, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,054.
Prior Publication US 2023/0410271 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/0002 (2013.01) [G06V 10/40 (2022.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assessment method for a vehicle part, comprising:
detecting an identifying feature of the vehicle part with a visual detector;
identifying the vehicle part with a processing unit based on the identifying feature;
detecting a visual quality of the vehicle part with the visual detector, comprising:
identifying an extent of damage of the vehicle part, and
computing a numerical value based on the extent of damage;
generating a quality score based on the extent of damage and the numerical value;
calculating a present value of the vehicle part with the processing unit, wherein the calculating of the present value includes scaling a generic estimated value by the quality score, the generic estimated value being a generic remaining mileage that is a rated mileage of the vehicle part minus an actual mileage of the vehicle part; and
determining a recommended use of the vehicle part with the processing unit, wherein determining the recommended use is based on the present value.