Method and system for washing a vehicle
AssigneeInnovative Control Systems, Inc.
InventorKevin Detrick
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Abstract
A method of controlling wash equipment in an automated vehicle wash system having a conveyor includes, measuring one or more contours of a vehicle as the vehicle moves thorough an entry area of the automated vehicle wash system on the conveyor; tracking the distance a fixed point relative to the conveyor moves; associating the one or more contours of the vehicle with the position of the fixed point; determining, based on the one or more contours of the vehicle and the position of the fixed point, commands for operating the wash equipment; delivering the commands to the wash equipment; and operating the wash equipment in accordance with the commands.
Claims16
A system for controlling a piece of wash equipment with respect to a vehicle moved by a drive assembly, the system comprising:
- a sensor assembly configured to sense a profile of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller configured to:
- determine, via the sensor assembly, the profile of the vehicle,
- determine an operational parameter of the piece of wash equipment based on the profile of the vehicle,
- determine an expected position of the vehicle according to movement of the drive assembly,
- determine an actual position of the vehicle, and
- adjust the operational parameter of the piece of was equipment based on a comparison between the expected position and the actual position of the vehicle.
An automated vehicle wash system for washing a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a drive assembly configured to move the vehicle through the automated vehicle wash system;
- a piece of wash equipment;
- a sensor assembly configured to sense a profile of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller configured to:
- determine, via the sensor assembly, the profile of the vehicle,
- determine an operational parameter of the piece of wash equipment based on the profile of the vehicle,
- determine an expected position of the vehicle according to movement of the drive assembly,
- determine an actual position of the vehicle, and
- adjust the operational parameter of the piece of was equipment based on a comparison between the expected position and the actual position of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.