Quality Inspection AI Video
Watch YAFE 360-degree Tyre Sidewall OCR and automated quality inspection in real-time operation. This demonstration illustrates sub-400ms optical character recognition on rotating curved tires, verifying DOT codes, TIN codes, and serialized tire traceability with 99.8% read accuracy.
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Discover 360-degree sidewall OCR, curved geometry unwarping, low-contrast rubber analysis, and conveyor sorting automation.
What This Video Demonstrates
The video above illustrates YAFE's specialized deep learning optical inspection platform inspecting rotating tires at line speed. Reading embossed black-on-black rubber lettering on curved surfaces presents one of the toughest challenges in industrial machine vision. YAFE solves this through proprietary polar unwrapping and adaptive grazing-angle illumination.
Video Scene & Telemetry Breakdown
High-Speed Tyre Bead Alignment & Optical Ingest
Tire enters the optical inspection enclosure on high-speed rollers. Multi-camera GigE Vision sensors capture 360-degree sidewall geometry under grazing LED strobe illumination.
360-Degree Curved Surface OCR & Character Segmentation
Neural unwrapping converts curved cylindrical sidewall coordinates to planar text ribbons. The model isolates embossed characters, compensating for rubber bloom, dust, and mold release lubricants.
Sub-400ms DOT Code Verification & Traceability Interlock
Decoded Plant Code, Size Code, Optional Code, and Date Stamp are cross-referenced with production work orders. A reject gate trigger is dispatched in under 400ms if mismatches occur.
Core Quality Inspection AI Capabilities
YAFE Quality Inspection AI replaces tedious manual tire inspection with automated 100% inline quality gates. Key operational capabilities include:
- Black-on-Black Embossed Rubber OCR: Advanced neural feature extraction trained specifically on raised elastomer characters with minimal contrast.
- Real-Time Polar Geometry Unwarping: Unrolls curved 360-degree sidewalls into flat rectilinear strips for flawless character classification.
- DOT, TIN, & Mold Code Decoding: Comprehensive validation of 4-digit date stamps, Department of Transportation serials, and tire mold numbers.
- Automated Diverter / Reject Control: Sub-second signal to line pneumatic kickers to route non-compliant or mislabeled tires to quarantine spurs.
- NHTSA Regulatory Compliance Archives: High-resolution optical audit images and text strings stored in serialized traceability cloud storage.
Hardware Compatibility & Conveyor Integration
YAFE Quality Inspection AI integrates with standard industrial GigE Vision and USB3 cameras, specialized multi-axis bar lights, and automated roller conveyors. The edge AI processing pipeline runs on industrial GPU edge controllers with zero cloud latency dependencies.