Method and apparatus for obtaining photogrammetric data to estimate impact severity

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9228834
APP PUB NO 20120265698A1
SERIAL NO

13537353

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In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method to collect information to determine damage to a vehicle involved in a collision using photogrammetric techniques. When determined, this vehicle damage information, which may be in the form of crush measurement information such as a crush damage profile, can be displayed in a computer-generated view of the subject vehicle with a crush damage profile and used to estimate the impact severity. In some embodiments, based on the photogrammetric information derived, a direction of any shifting of the vehicle's components may be obtained and used along with other information to estimate a principal direction of force (PDOF) for one or more vehicles involved in the collision. Still further embodiments may be used to generate and/or audit repair estimates based at least in part on the photogrammetric information.

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CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INCCHICAGO ILLINOIS 60654-1005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kidd, Scott D San Antonio, US 9 888
Smith, Darrin A San Antonio, US 17 1208

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