OPTICAL SENSOR FOR ODOMETRY TRACKING TO DETERMINE TRAJECTORY OF A WHEEL

    公开(公告)号:US20190026903A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16140444

    申请日:2018-09-24

    Abstract: An optical sensor system for determining trajectory of a car, the optical sensor system being mounted in a wheel arch of the car, includes: a plurality of optical sensors mounted in the wheel arch above a wheel, the optical sensors being located behind a plurality of clear casings that do not touch the wheel, for performing a plurality of counts corresponding to respectively capturing a plurality of images of the wheel according to an outer surface of the wheel evenly covered with wheel treads. The captured images are compared with a reference image to determine a 2D displacement of the wheel from its original position. This measured 2D displacement is converted into a distance the wheel travels along a path, and the wheel trajectory is determined by calculating a turning degree of the wheel according to a trigonometric manipulation of the captured 2D displacement.

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