# US 12,761,017 B2 · Measuring panel for vehicle measurement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,761,017 B2 - Document ID: US12761017B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/023,191 - Filed: 2021-08-26 - Published: 2023-09-21 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-08-28 - Assignees: Beissbarth GmbH - Applicants: Beissbarth GmbH - Inventors: Stefanie Peters; Simone Graf; Christof Krüger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12761017B2 ## CPC - G01B 11/275: for testing wheel alignment - G06K 19/06009: {with optically detectable marking (G06K19/063, G06K19/08 take precedence)} - G01B 2210/30: Reference markings, reflector, scale or other passive device - G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A measurement panel (8) for the optical measurement or calibration of a vehicle component, in particular a wheel system or driver assistance system, comprises at least one optical feature (30, 32) and at least one optically detectable information carrier (34) of measurement panel information relating to the measurement panel (8) itself. The at least one optical feature (30, 32) is formed on or attached to a front side of the measurement panel (8), and the at least one optically detectable information carrier (34) is formed on or attached to a rear side of the measurement panel (8). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement panel for an optical measurement or calibration of a vehicle component, in particular of a wheel system or driver assistance system, the measurement panel comprising: at least one optical feature being formed on or attached to a front side of the measurement panel; and at least one optically detectable information carrier of measurement panel information relating to the measurement panel itself, wherein the at least one optically detectable information carrier is formed on or attached to a rear side of the measurement panel; wherein at least one identification pattern is additionally formed on the front side of the measurement panel, which enables the measurement panel to be identified by means of an image recording device directed towards the front side of the measurement panel; and wherein the measurement panel comprises a first measurement pane element and a second measurement panel element formed separately from the first measurement panel element, the at least one optical feature and the at least one optically detectable formation carrier are formed on the first measurement panel element, and the at least one identification pattern is formed on the second measurement panel element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, characterized in that the measurement panel information is at least one of a group comprising: an individual identifier of the measurement panel, geometric dimensions of the measurement panel, geometric dimensions of the at least one optical feature formed on the measurement panel, parameters of the measurement panel and/or the at least one optical feature formed thereon, optical properties of the measurement panel and/or the at least one optical feature formed thereon. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The measurement panel according to claim 2, characterized in that the measurement panel information is encoded in the at least one optically detectable information carrier, the measurement panel information being encoded in the at least one optically detectable information carrier in particular in compressed form. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A wheel adapter, comprising the measurement panel according to claim 2, wherein the wheel adapter is configured to be attached to a wheel of a motor vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, characterized in that the measurement panel information is encoded in the at least one optically detectable information carrier, the measurement panel information being encoded in the at least one optically detectable information carrier in particular in compressed form. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The measurement panel according to claim 5, characterized in that the measurement panel information is encoded in a machine-readable form in the at least one optically detectable information carrier, the machine-readable form including at least one element of the group comprising: alphanumeric symbols or the like, a one-dimensional code, in particular a bar code, or a two-dimensional code, in particular a QR code, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein the at least one identification pattern comprises a plurality of geometric identification elements, in particular circles or polygons, wherein the at least one identification pattern comprises in particular a plurality of like geometric identification elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The measurement panel according to claim 7, wherein the geometric identification elements are formed on the measurement panel in a measurement panel-specific number and/or are arranged on the measurement panel in a measurement panel-specific arrangement, wherein the geometric identification elements are arranged on the measurement panel in particular in a vertically or horizontally or diagonally or obliquely aligned row. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein the measurement panel comprises a measurement panel element carrier adapted to receive the first and second measurement panel elements; wherein the first and second measurement panel elements are attachable to and detachable from the measurement panel element carrier independently of each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein the measurement panel has a frame-shaped measurement panel carrier that carries the first measurement panel element and the second measurement panel element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second measurement panel elements is plate-shaped. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The measurement panel according to claim 11, wherein the measurement panel has a frame-shaped measurement panel carrier that carries the first measurement panel element and the second measurement measurement panel element so that the first and second measurement panel elements extend substantially in a common plane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A wheel adapter comprising the measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein the wheel adapter is configured to be attached to a wheel of a motor vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A device for the optical measurement and/or calibration of the vehicle component, in particular the wheel system or driver assistance system, comprising: at least one image recording device, at least one image processing unit and at least one measurement panel according to claim 1, wherein the at least one measurement panel can be attached to a wheel of a motor vehicle, in particular by means of a wheel adapter, and wherein the at least one image recording device is configured to capture an image of the at least one optically detectable information carrier of the at least one measurement panel and to transmit the image captured to the at least one image processing unit, and wherein the at least one image processing unit is adapted to decode the measurement panel information from the image captured of the at least one optically detectable information carrier by means of image processing and to use the measurement panel information decoded in a subsequent measurement and/or calibration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14, wherein the device comprises a mobile image recording device adapted to capture the image of the at least one optically detectable information carrier. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A method for the optical measurement or calibration of a vehicle component, in particular the wheel system or driver assistance system, using at least one measurement panel according to claim 1, the method comprising the steps of: attaching the at least one measurement panel to a wheel of a motor vehicle or to a measuring means required for the calibration of a driver assistance system; capturing an image of the at least one optically detectable information carrier; recognizing and decoding the measurement panel information contained in the image of the at least one optically detectable information carrier, capturing at least one image of the at least one optical feature; and using the measurement panel information in the measurement or calibration of the vehicle component by means of the at least one captured image of the at least one optical feature. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the method comprises capturing the at least one image of the at least one optical feature by means of a stationary image recording device of a device for the optical measurement and/or calibration of a vehicle component. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, wherein the method comprises furthermore: assigning the measurement panel information contained in the at least one optically detectable information carrier to an identification pattern; capturing an image of the identification pattern; identifying the at least one measurement pane by means of the captured image of the identification pattern; and assigning the measurement panel information contained in the at least one optically detectable information carrier to the measurement panel identified by means of the identification pattern. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the method comprises capturing the at least one image of the at least one optically detectable information carrier by means of a stationary image recording device of a device for the optical measurement and/or calibration of a vehicle component or by means of a mobile image recording device, in particular a camera of a mobile operating device, such as a smartphone or a tablet PC. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the method comprises furthermore: assigning the measurement panel information contained in the at least one optically detectable information carrier to an identification pattern; capturing an image of the identification pattern; identifying the at least one measurement panel by means of the captured image of the identification pattern; and assigning the measurement panel information contained in the at least one optically detectable information carrier to the measurement panel identified by means of the identification pattern.