Method and apparatus for non-destructive detection of tire anomalies

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9909953
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15033854

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An impact-acoustic method for testing a tire is provided along with a tire anomaly detection system in which an actuatable impactor is provided with an acoustic transducer and a force transducer. A plurality of discriminator quantities is calculated from acoustic signals and force signals and the calculated discriminator quantities are compared with stored discriminator quantities to determine whether an anomaly is present in the tire.

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  • COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bunget, Gheorghe Charlottesville, US 2 6
Gramling, Frank Simpsonville, US 4 8
Judd, David Mauldin, US 16 50
Kurfess, Thomas Clemson, US 3 19
Shen, Qin Gastonia, US 3 14

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