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US 12,637,091 B2Granted
Apparatus for calibrating an advanced driver assistance system sensor of a vehicle
AssigneeNexion S.P.A.
InventorGiulio Corghi
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for calibrating an ADAS sensor of a vehicle (9) includes: a base unit (2) including a plurality of wheels (20); a support structure (3) integral with the base unit (2); a vehicle calibration assistance structure (4), mounted on the support structure (3) and including a calibration device (41, 42) configured to facilitate aligning or calibrating the ADAS sensor; a position detector, configured to capture values of a position parameter representing a position of the support structure (3) relative to the vehicle (9); a processing unit, configured to process the values of the position parameter in real time to derive information regarding an actual position of the support structure (3) relative to the vehicle (9).
Claims20
An apparatus for calibrating an ADAS sensor of an advanced driver assistance system of a vehicle positioned in a service area, comprising:
- a base unit, including a plurality of wheels rotating about respective axes of rotation, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is pivotable about a respective swivel axis, perpendicular to the respective axis of rotation;
- a support structure connected to the base unit;
- a vehicle calibration assistance structure, mounted on the support structure and including a frame and a calibration device, wherein the calibration device includes a panel configured to facilitate aligning or calibrating the ADAS sensor of the vehicle, wherein the support structure is drivable in such a way that the sensor of the vehicle can detect the calibration device, wherein the panel is positioned in a vertical plane and has a front face oriented in a forward direction to be viewed by the ADAS sensor of the vehicle and a rear face oriented in a backward direction opposite the forward direction, and wherein the frame includes a support structure extending vertically to support the panel oriented in the vertical plane;
- a position detector, including a sensor and configured to capture values of a position parameter, representative of a position of the support structure, in real time;
- a processing unit, including a processor, operatively connected to the position detector and configured to process the values of the position parameter in real time to derive information regarding an actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle,
- wherein the frame of the vehicle calibration assistance structure further includes a first and a second handle providing grippable portions located on the side of the rear face of the panel so that the first and second handle are spaced in the backward direction with respect to the vertical plane, the first handle being spaced from the second handle along a transversal axis,
- the transversal axis being inclined with respect to a vertical direction,
- the apparatus further comprising a screen configured to provide the person driving the support structure with the real time information regarding the actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle, wherein the screen has a display viewable by the person holding the first and second handle.
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An apparatus for calibrating an ADAS sensor of an advanced driver assistance system of a vehicle positioned in a service area, comprising:
- a base unit, including a plurality of wheels rotating about respective axes of rotation, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is pivotable about a respective swivel axis, perpendicular to the respective axis of rotation;
- a support structure connected to the base unit;
- a vehicle calibration assistance structure, mounted on the support structure and including a frame and calibration device, wherein the calibration device includes a panel oriented in a plane and configured to facilitate aligning or calibrating the ADAS sensor of the vehicle, wherein the support structure is drivable in such a way that the sensor of the vehicle can detect the calibration device;
- a position detector, including a sensor and configured to capture values of a position parameter, representative of a position of the support structure, in real time;
- a processing unit, including a processor, operatively connected to the position detector and configured to process the values of the position parameter in real time to derive information regarding an actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle,
- wherein the support structure is manually drivable by a person, and
- wherein the frame of the vehicle calibration assistance structure is configured to support a screen for providing the person driving the support structure with the real time information regarding the actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle,
- wherein the support structure includes a first and a second handle providing grippable portions which can be held by the person to drive the support structure manually, the first handle being spaced from the second handle along a transversal axis, the transversal axis being inclined with respect to a vertical direction.
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An apparatus for calibrating an ADAS sensor of an advanced driver assistance system of a vehicle positioned in a service area, comprising:
- a base unit, including a plurality of wheels rotating about respective axes of rotation, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is pivotable about a respective swivel axis, perpendicular to the respective axis of rotation;
- a support structure connected to the base unit;
- a vehicle calibration assistance structure, mounted on the support structure and including a frame and a calibration device, wherein the calibration device includes a panel configured to facilitate aligning or calibrating the ADAS sensor of the vehicle, wherein the support structure is drivable in such a way that the sensor of the vehicle can detect the calibration device, wherein the panel is positioned in a vertical plane and has a front face oriented in a forward direction to be viewed by the ADAS sensor of the vehicle and a rear face oriented in a backward direction opposite the forward direction, and wherein the frame includes a support structure extending vertically to support the panel oriented in the vertical plane;
- a position detector, including a sensor and configured to capture values of a position parameter, representative of a position of the support structure, in real time;
- a processing unit, including a processor, operatively connected to the position detector and configured to process the values of the position parameter in real time to derive information regarding an actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle,
- wherein the frame of the vehicle calibration assistance structure further includes a first and a second handle providing grippable portions, the first handle being spaced from the second handle along a transversal axis, the transversal axis being inclined with respect to a vertical direction,
- the apparatus further comprising a screen configured to provide the person driving the support structure with the real time information regarding the actual position of the support structure relative to the vehicle, wherein the screen has a display viewable by the person holding the first and second handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.