Vehicle measuring apparatus and operating method thereof
AssigneeTexa S.P.A.
InventorBruno VIANELLO
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Abstract
A vehicle measuring apparatus wherein an electronic control system is able to automatically calibrate two main image acquisition devices. The vehicle measuring apparatus comprises a base unit comprising a target, a support bar that is horizontal and arranged suspended above the base unit, two auxiliary image acquisition devices that are mounted on the support bar so as to capture target images containing the target of the base unit, and an electronic control system that determines the poses of the main image acquisition devices based on the target images and automatically calibrates the same based on the poses determined.
Claims15
A vehicle measuring apparatus (1) comprising:
- a base unit (2) which rests on a plane (P) and comprises a target (3) (203) (303) (403),
- a support structure (4) which is coupled to said base unit (2) and is provided with a support bar (5) which has an approximately horizontal reference axis (A) and is arranged above said base unit (2),
- two auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) which are mounted on said support bar (5) so that the respective image acquisition visual fields are oriented towards said base unit (2) so as to capture target images containing said target (3) (203) (303) (403),
- an electronic control system (10) which is operatively connected to said auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) to receive said target images and is configured in order to determine the poses of the auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) on the basis of said target-images.
A method of operation of a vehicle measuring apparatus (1) comprising:
- a base unit (2) which rests on a plane (P) and comprises a target (3) (203) (303) (403),
- a support structure (4) which is coupled to said base unit (2) and is provided with a support bar (5) which has an approximately horizontal reference axis (A) and is arranged above said base unit (2),
- two auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) which are mounted on said support bar (5) so that the respective image acquisition visual fields are oriented towards said base unit (2) so as to capture target images containing said target (3) (203) (303) (403),
- said method comprises the steps of:
- receiving by an electronic control system (10) said target images from said auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) and determining by said electronic control system (10) the poses of the auxiliary image acquisition devices (11) on the basis of said target-images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.