Method and device for determining distances on a vehicle
    21.
    发明授权
    Method and device for determining distances on a vehicle 有权
    用于确定车辆上的距离的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09188439B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-17

    申请号:US13580688

    申请日:2011-01-04

    IPC分类号: G01C11/02 G01B11/275

    摘要: A method for determining distances for chassis measurement of a vehicle having a body and at least one wheel includes determining a center of rotation of a wheel of the vehicle by projecting a structured light pattern at least onto the wheel, recording a light pattern reflected by the wheel using a calibrated imaging sensor system, determining a 3D point cloud from the reflected light pattern, and determining the center of rotation of the wheel from the 3D point cloud. The method also includes determining a point on the body by evaluating the previously determined 3D point cloud or by evaluating a plurality of grey-scale images recorded under unstructured illumination. A height level is determined as a vertical distance between the center of rotation of the wheel and the point on the body.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定具有本体和至少一个车轮的车辆的底盘测量距离的方法包括:通过将结构化光图案至少投射到车轮上来确定车辆的车轮的旋转中心,记录由 使用校准的成像传感器系统,从反射光图案确定3D点云,以及从3D点云确定车轮的旋转中心。 该方法还包括通过评估先前确定的3D点云或通过评估在非结构化照明下记录的多个灰度图像来确定身体上的点。 高度水平被确定为车轮的旋转中心与车身上的点之间的垂直距离。

    Method And Apparatus For Contactless Data Acquisition In A Vehicle Service System
    22.
    发明申请
    Method And Apparatus For Contactless Data Acquisition In A Vehicle Service System 审中-公开
    车辆服务系统中非接触式数据采集的方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130271574A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-17

    申请号:US13828466

    申请日:2013-03-14

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: An improved vehicle service system having at least one pattern-projecting, machine-vision sensor for acquiring images of objects and surface during a vehicle service or inspection procedure, and which is configured to process acquired images to identify measurements and/or relative three-dimensional locations associated with the vehicle undergoing service or inspection, vehicle components, surface, or objects in the environment surrounding the vehicle. The improved vehicle service system is further configured to utilized the identified measurements and/or relative three-dimensional locations during a vehicle service or inspection procedure.

    摘要翻译: 一种改进的车辆服务系统,其具有至少一个图案投影的机器视觉传感器,用于在车辆服务或检查过程期间获取物体和表面的图像,并且被配置为处理获取的图像以识别测量和/或相对三维 与正在服务或检查的车辆相关联的位置,车辆部件,表面或车辆周围环境中的物体。 改进的车辆服务系统还被配置为在车辆服务或检查过程期间利用所识别的测量和/或相对三维位置。

    Vehicle wheel alignment measuring apparatus
    27.
    发明授权
    Vehicle wheel alignment measuring apparatus 失效
    车轮对准测量仪

    公开(公告)号:US06657711B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-02

    申请号:US09603593

    申请日:2000-06-26

    IPC分类号: G01B1126

    摘要: An apparatus for measuring the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle wheel alignment in non-contact fashion with high accuracy is disclosed. A laser light source (4) emits a laser beam of a predetermined geometric pattern toward the wheel side surface. A laser beam control device (6) controls the width of the laser beam in such a manner as to be radiated only in a predetermined range of the wheel side surface. Two laser light sources (120), (121) emit non-parallel laser beams. A photdetecting device (122) receives the two laser beams and converts them to two corresponding image data. A processing unit calculates the distance between the two images based on the two image data and calculates the wheel alignment based on the same distance.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于以非接触方式高精度地测量车轮对准的动态特性的装置。 激光光源(4)朝向轮侧表面发射预定几何图案的激光束。 激光束控制装置(6)以仅在轮侧表面的预定范围内辐射的方式控制激光束的宽度。 两个激光源(120),(121)发射非平行激光束。 光检测装置(122)接收两个激光束并将其转换成两个对应的图像数据。 处理单元基于两个图像数据计算两个图像之间的距离,并且基于相同的距离计算车轮对准。

    Non-contact wheel alignment measuring method and system
    28.
    发明授权
    Non-contact wheel alignment measuring method and system 失效
    非接触式车轮定位测量方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US06400451B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09501859

    申请日:2000-02-10

    IPC分类号: G01B1126

    摘要: A non-contact type wheel alignment measuring apparatus includes a fixed-focal-length lens and a pair of light sources located on the opposite sides of the lens for projecting a pair of laser beams onto the side surface of a wheel to be measured. The apparatus also includes a CCD sensor on which images reflecting from the wheel are formed and the distance between the two images is detected as a function of pixels of CCD sensor between them. The information of this distance (or the number of pixels) is utilized to determine the distance between the measuring apparatus and a point of interest on the wheel. With two or more such information for different locations on the wheel, its alignment characteristic, such as toe-in and camber angles, can be determined.

    摘要翻译: 非接触型车轮对准测量装置包括固定焦距透镜和位于透镜的相对侧上的一对光源,用于将一对激光束投射到待测量轮的侧表面上。 该装置还包括CCD传感器,其上形成有从车轮反射的图像,并且两者之间的距离被检测为它们之间的CCD传感器的像素的函数。 该距离的信息(或像素数)用于确定测量装置与车轮上的感兴趣点之间的距离。 对于车轮上的不同位置的两个或更多个这样的信息,可以确定其对准特性,例如前进角和外倾角。

    Intelligent sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment
machine
    29.
    发明授权
    Intelligent sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment machine 失效
    用于光学轮对准机的智能传感器方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5731870A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-24

    申请号:US767116

    申请日:1996-12-04

    摘要: A sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment machine utilizes one or more light sources, such as lasers, to project a laser line or other shaped light onto various locations about the sidewall of a tire undergoing measurement. The sensor includes a video camera or other light responsive receiver and a optical system that combines the reflected laser lines into a single image that is received by the camera. The optical system also rotates one or more of the reflected laser lines so that all of the reflected portions have the same general orientation upon entering the camera. The camera outputs a video data stream that is indicative of the image. The sensor has an electronic circuit that analyzes this video data stream in real time to determine the location in the image of a preselected feature of each of the laser lines. The circuit then outputs coordinate data indicative of the location of this feature.

    摘要翻译: 用于光学轮对准机的传感器方法和装置利用一个或多个光源(例如激光器)将激光线或其它成形光投射到经历测量的轮胎侧壁的各个位置上。 传感器包括摄像机或其他光响应接收器和将反射的激光线组合成由相机接收的单个图像的光学系统。 光学系统还旋转一个或多个反射激光线,使得所有反射部分在进入相机时具有相同的总体取向。 相机输出指示图像的视频数据流。 传感器具有实时分析该视频数据流的电子电路,以确定图像中每个激光线的预选特征的位置。 然后电路输出表示该特征的位置的坐标数据。

    Intelligent sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment
machine
    30.
    发明授权
    Intelligent sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment machine 失效
    用于光学轮对准机的智能传感器方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5600435A

    公开(公告)日:1997-02-04

    申请号:US449520

    申请日:1995-05-24

    摘要: A sensor method and apparatus for an optical wheel alignment machine utilizes one or more light sources, such as lasers, to project a laser line or other shaped light onto various locations about the sidewall of a tire undergoing measurement. The sensor includes a video camera or other light responsive receiver and a optical system that combines the reflected laser lines into a single image that is received by the camera. The optical system also rotates one or more of the reflected laser lines so that all of the reflected portions have the same general orientation upon entering the camera. The camera outputs a video data stream that is indicative of the image. The sensor has an electronic circuit that analyzes this video data stream in real time to determine the location in the image of a preselected feature of each of the laser lines. The circuit then outputs coordinate data indicative of the location of this feature.The circuit is microprocessor-based and uses a comparator that compares the incoming video data stream with a threshold to determine, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, whether any particular pixel lies on or outside one of the laser lines received by the camera. For a pixel lying on a laser line, the comparator interrupts operation of the microprocessor which then determines the position within the image of that pixel. Once the pixel representing the preselected feature is found, the microprocessor uses that information to generate the coordinate output data.

    摘要翻译: 用于光学轮对准机的传感器方法和装置利用一个或多个光源(例如激光器)将激光线或其它成形光投射到经历测量的轮胎侧壁的各个位置上。 传感器包括摄像机或其他光响应接收器和将反射的激光线组合成由相机接收的单个图像的光学系统。 光学系统还旋转一个或多个反射激光线,使得所有反射部分在进入相机时具有相同的总体取向。 相机输出指示图像的视频数据流。 传感器具有实时分析该视频数据流的电子电路,以确定图像中每个激光线的预选特征的位置。 然后电路输出表示该特征的位置的坐标数据。 该电路是基于微处理器的,并且使用将输入的视频数据流与阈值进行比较的比较器,以在逐个像素的基础上确定是否有任何特定像素位于由相机接收的激光线之一或之上。 对于位于激光线上的像素,比较器中断微处理器的操作,微处理器然后确定该像素的图像内的位置。 一旦找到了表示预先选择的特征的像素,微处理器就使用该信息来生成坐标输出数据。