Target alignment for vehicle sensor calibration
AssigneeBPG Sales and Technology Investments, LLC
InventorsRyan M. Jefferies, David M. DeBoer, Jon D. Lawrence
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Abstract
A system and method for aligning a target to an equipped vehicle for calibration of a sensor on the equipped vehicle includes a vehicle support stand upon which an equipped vehicle is disposed in an established known position for calibration of the sensor, and a target adjustment stand configured to moveably hold a target. The target adjustment stand is configured to position the target into a calibration position relative to the sensor on the equipped vehicle based on the established known position of the equipped vehicle on the vehicle support stand whereby the sensor is able to be calibrated using the target.
Claims20
A system for aligning a target to an equipped vehicle for calibration of a sensor on the equipped vehicle, said system comprising:
- a vehicle support stand upon which an equipped vehicle is stationarily disposed in an established known position on said vehicle support stand for calibration of a sensor on the equipped vehicle;
- a target adjustment stand including a base frame, a target mount moveably mounted on said base frame with said target mount configured to support a target, said target adjustment stand further including a plurality of actuators configured to selectively move said target mount relative to said base frame, and wherein said base frame is longitudinally moveable relative to said vehicle support stand along a track;
- wherein said target adjustment stand is configured to position said target into a calibration position relative to the sensor on the equipped vehicle by longitudinal movement of said base frame relative to said vehicle support stand and by movement of said target mount based on the established known position of the equipped vehicle on said vehicle support stand whereby the sensor is able to be calibrated using said target.
A method for aligning a target to an equipped vehicle for calibration of a sensor on the equipped vehicle, said method comprising:
- maneuvering an equipped vehicle onto a vehicle support stand, where the equipped vehicle includes a sensor and is stationarily disposed on the vehicle support stand;
- moving a target held by a target adjustment stand into a calibration position for calibration of the sensor based on an established known position of the equipped vehicle on the vehicle support stand;
- wherein the target adjustment stand is moveable longitudinally along a track relative to the longitudinal axis of the equipped vehicle on the vehicle support stand, and wherein the target adjustment stand includes a base frame, a target mount moveably mounted on said base frame with said target mount configured to support a target, said target adjustment stand further including a plurality of actuators configured to selectively move said target mount relative to said base frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.