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AssigneeDürr Assembly Products GmbH
InventorsAndrè DEUTSCH, Michel LECOMTE
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The present invention relates to a method for detecting the direction of the orientation of a vehicle, wherein the direction of the orientation of the vehicle is the direction of the axis of symmetry of the vehicle. In this case, the currently imaged vehicle represents its own reference in that, from the photographic image of the front side of the vehicle, a correlation is determined between the parts of the photographic image of the front side of the vehicle that are located in different parts of the photographic image of the front side of the vehicle with respect to an optical axis of symmetry of the front side of the vehicle, wherein the direction of the orientation of the vehicle relative to the imaging direction of the photographic image is derived from the correlation. The detected direction of the orientation of the vehicle can be used in test procedures of vehicle units, which, in terms of the radiation and/or reception direction of beams are to be aligned with the direction of the orientation of the vehicle or its geometrical axis of travel. The evaluation can be effected both with a photographic image of the front side of the vehicle, as well as also with a photographic image of the rear side of the vehicle.
Method for detecting the direction of the orientation of a vehicle, wherein the direction of the orientation of the vehicle is the direction of the axis of symmetry of the vehicle,
Use of the method according to one of the preceding claims, for the control or regulation of the orientation of a testing device for vehicle units for performing a test procedure, or for performing a testing and adjustment procedure, wherein the testing device (303) has a defined direction in such a way that using the testing device daring a test procedure, or during the testing and adjustment procedure, the radiation and/or reception direction of at least one vehicle unit is tested as to whether this radiation and/or reception direction matches the defined direction of the testing device (303), in that the testing device (303) is oriented, prior to the performing of the test procedure, in such a way that the defined direction of the testing device (303) is aligned with respect to the direction of the orientation of the vehicle.
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