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The document introduces Osprey, a novel tire wear sensing system that uses existing mmWave radar placed in the tire well. It applies Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar algorithms to improve range resolution and detect metallic structures in the tire grooves to eliminate debris interference and uniquely identify the tire. The system can continuously and accurately measure tire wear, locate foreign objects with an error of 1.7 cm, and detect metallic foreign objects with 92% accuracy under various conditions.

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ABSTRACT

The paper introduces Osprey, a novel on-automobile sensing system that can continuously
and accurately measure tire wear while being resistant to road debris. Traditional tire wear
measurement methods are manual and cumbersome, and embedding sensors in tires is
challenging. Osprey leverages existing automobile mmWave radar by placing it in the tire
well and using an Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar algorithm to improve range resolution.
The system also uses specialized metallic structures in the tire grooves to eliminate debris
and offer a unique signature when coupled with the rotation of the tire. Osprey can also
detect and locate foreign objects in the tire, and the system is evaluated on commercial tires
and passenger cars under various conditions. The median absolute tire wear error achieved
across all experiments is 0.68 mm, and the system can locate foreign objects with an error of
1.7 cm and detect metallic foreign objects with 92% accuracy.

Introduction
The importance of tires in automobiles cannot be overstated, as they directly impact both
the safety and performance of the vehicle. Despite the introduction of Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems (TPMS) in 2007, tire-related accidents remain a prevalent issue. This is
because TPMS is only effective in sensing tire pressure-related issues and not other
important issues like tire wear and tread degradation, which are leading causes of tire-
related crashes. Tread degradation is also a critical metric that determines when tires need to
be replaced, which is the second biggest maintenance expense in the global trucking
industry. Unfortunately, current methods for determining when to replace or retread tires
are based on coarse manufacturer-provided heuristics. Thus, there is an urgent need to
measure and monitor tire wear/tread depth in all automobiles. While past efforts to design
electronic sensors that automatically sense tread depth from within the tire have been
made, they are expensive to manufacture and maintain and must survive challenging
automotive-grade temperatures and pressures.