A tire external-scratch monitoring device according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to acquire an image of a tire, identify one or more reference positions on an outer surface of the tire as appearing in the image, detect external-scratch on the outer surface of the tire…

In order to provide a tire inspection apparatus which is capable of identifying, when performing an appearance inspection of a tire, a location of a rubber burr from a captured image of a tire side and avoiding detection of the rubber burr as a defect in a subsequent inspection step using image…

The method involves emitting a light beam onto a surface of a pneumatic tire (10). A receiver (12) produces position signals based on an impingement point of a reflected beam. Rotary angle signals representing rotational angle of a wheel are supplied to an evaluation device. Dimensions and…