Method for segmenting the surface of a tyre and apparatus operating according to said method

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PATENT NO 9835524
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14416976

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A method for segmenting the surface of a tire including at least one groove, includes: irradiating a portion of the surface of the tire by means of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the visible spectrum; acquiring an image of the irradiated portion of the surface; and processing the image so as to segment it into regions corresponding to regions of the tire which do or do not belong to the at least one groove. Additionally, processing the image so as to segment it includes: calculating a statistical quantity associated with the irradiation by electromagnetic radiation for each region of the image; and determining whether the region of the image does or does not belong to the at least one groove according to the value of the statistical quantity. Equipment for segmenting a surface of a tire including at least one groove.

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  • PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.

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Boffa, Vincenzo Milan, IT 45 221
Gallo, Marco Settimo Torinese, IT 6 16
Montrucchio, Bartolomeo Turin, IT 8 33

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