Camera technique for adaptive cruise control (ACC) sensor adjustment

A method of aligning a control sensor mounted on a host vehicle, the method comprising:

• mounting a first of two adjustment elements in alignment with an axis of the control sensor and for movement with adjustment of the control sensor;
• mounting a second of the two adjustment elements on a stand;
• mounting an image sensor of an image processing aligner on the stand, at a transversely spaced apart location relative to the second adjustment element;
• positioning the stand with the second adjustment element and the image sensor across a line of the host vehicle;
• processing images of one or more optical targets on the vehicle from the image sensor, to determine the line of the host vehicle and orientation of the second adjustment element on the stand relative to the line of the host vehicle, and adjusting the stand relative to the line of the host vehicle to achieve a desired orientation of the second adjustment element;
• transmitting a beam between the two adjustment elements;
• and
• during transmission of the beam, adjusting the position of the sensor and the aligned first adjustment element, until the beam is positioned so as to indicate a desired alignment of the axis of the control sensor relative to the line of the host vehicle.

A method of aligning a control sensor mounted on a host vehicle, the method comprising:

• mounting a first of two adjustment elements in alignment with an axis of the control sensor and for movement with adjustment of the control sensor;
• positioning a stand across a line of the host vehicle, wherein a second of the two adjustment elements is mounted on the stand and an image sensor of an image processing aligner is mounted on the stand at a location spaced apart from the second adjustment element;
• processing images of one or more optical targets on the vehicle from the image sensor, to determine the line of the host vehicle and orientation of the second adjustment element on the stand relative to the line of the host vehicle and adjusting the stand relative to the line of the host vehicle to achieve a desired orientation of the second adjustment element;
• transmitting a beam between the two adjustment elements;
• and
• during transmission of the beam, adjusting the position of the sensor and the aligned first adjustment element, until the beam is positioned so as to indicate a desired alignment of the axis of the control sensor relative to the line of the host vehicle.