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US 2018/0025624 A1Published application
Systems and methods to prevent carwash collisions
AssigneeNoPileups LLC
InventorsPete Ness, Richard A. Johnson, II, Robert W. Kaiser, Sami S. Wilf
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Abstract
Disclosed systems and methods prevent collisions in a carwash property. Disclosed systems and methods include software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms to track the interaction of vehicles and equipment within the environment of a carwash to improve safety and optimize production.
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A system comprising
- a wash tunnel comprising a conveyor and wash equipment;
- at least one vision device comprising a field of view that includes at least a portion of the wash tunnel;
- a central controller comprising:
- a tracking system;
- and
- a wash tunnel control system;
- and
- wherein the tracking system communicates with the at least one vision device and the wash tunnel control system to control the conveyor based upon events observed in the field of view.
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A method comprising:
- detecting a vehicle's entry into a wash tunnel with a first vision device;
- identifying a point on the vehicle;
- monitoring the identified point on the vehicle for flow through a field of vision of the first vision device;
- and
- filtering the flow through the field of vision against a modeled path through the wash tunnel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.