Car body inspection device, car body inspection system, and car body inspection method

A car body inspection system comprising:

• a main inspection device including:
• an illuminator to illuminate a surface of a car body;
• a light receiver to receive specular reflection light from a first inspection area of the surface illuminated by the illuminator;
• and
• circuitry configured to inspect the first inspection area based on the specular reflection light received by the light receiver;
• and
• an auxiliary inspection device coupled to the main inspection device to inspect a second inspection area other than the first inspection area on the surface,
• wherein the light receiver of the main inspection device does not receive the specular reflection light in the second inspection area,
• the circuitry is further configured to:
• control the auxiliary inspection device to inspect the second inspection area, and
• determine the first inspection area and the second inspection area based on at least one of:
• image information corresponding to the specular reflection light received by the light receiver;
• positions of the illuminator and the light receiver, or
• a shape of the surface,
• the main inspection device is fixed, and
• the auxiliary inspection device includes a portable terminal device.

A car body inspection method comprising:

• illuminating a surface of a car body;
• receiving specular reflection light from a first inspection area of the surface illuminated;
• inspecting the first inspection area based on the specular reflection light received from the first inspection area;
• inspecting a second inspection area other than the first inspection area in which the specular reflection light is not received by the receiving, to inspect the surface of the car body;
• controlling the auxiliary inspection device to inspect the second inspection area,
• determining the first inspection area and the second inspection area based on at least one of:
• image information corresponding to the specular reflection light received by the light receiver;
• positions of the illuminator and the light receiver, or
• a shape of the surface,
• wherein the main inspection device is fixed, and
• the auxiliary inspection device includes a portable terminal device.