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US 2022/0048478 A1Published application
Automated vehicle washing system and/or method
AssigneePlover Inc.
InventorsMichael McGovern, Victor Wang, Nathan Fuller, Max Tag
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Abstract
The method can include: sampling measurements of a vehicle in-situ, generating a model based on the measurements, and determining a wash path based on the model. The method can optionally include washing the vehicle according to the wash path.
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A method for automated vehicle washing with a tool head, comprising:
- with an imaging system, generating an imaging dataset for a vehicle defining a long axis;
- generating a model of the vehicle based on the imaging dataset;
- determining a sequence of wash points based on the model and a tool head span;
- determining a tool head pose for each wash point which maximizes a wash score, wherein the wash score is computed based on an angle of incidence and a spray distance;
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- generating a wash path for the sequence by interpolating the tool head pose between adjacent wash points of the sequence.
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An automated vehicle washing method, comprising:
- with an imaging system, generating an imaging dataset for a vehicle;
- generating a model of the vehicle based on the imaging dataset, comprising:
- slicing the imaging dataset horizontally to generate a set of data slices, each data slice comprising a vehicle body dataset;
- for each vehicle body dataset, generating a convex hull spanning a projection of an upward adjacent data slice of the set;
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- generating a model using the convex hulls of each slice;
- determining a sequence of wash points based on the model and a tool head span;
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- generating, for the tool head, a wash path spanning each wash point of the sequence.
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