Device and a method for checking an attitude of a vehicle
AssigneeCorghi S.p.A.
InventorRemo Corghi
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Abstract
A device and a method for checking an attitude of a vehicle (100), comprising at least a measuring instrument (3) for measuring at least one characteristic attitude parameter, in which the measuring instrument (3) is installed on board a self-propelled unit (2) which moves autonomously on the ground, in such a way as to follow variable trajectories.
Claims20
A device for checking an attitude of a vehicle (100), provided with wheels (102), comprising at least one measuring instrument (3) for measuring at least one characteristic attitude parameter, said at least one characteristic attitude parameter comprising at least characteristic angles of the wheels (102) of the vehicle (100), said measuring instrument (3) comprising at least one video camera (30) which can capture images of at least a portion of the vehicle (100) to be measured, wherein the measuring instrument (3) is installed on board a self-propelled unit (2) which can move autonomously on the ground, in such a way as to be capable of following variable trajectories, the device further comprising first guiding means associated with the measuring instrument (3) which move the measuring instrument (3) in a vertical direction on board the self-propelled unit (2), thus varying the height of the measuring instrument (3) with respect to the floor, a drive means for vertically moving the measuring instrument (3), an electronic control unit (24) for directly controlling the drive means.
A method for checking the attitude of a vehicle (100) provided with wheels (102), comprising the following steps:
- installing at least one measuring instrument (3) for measuring at least one characteristic attitude parameter of the vehicle (100), said at least one characteristic attitude parameter comprising at least characteristic angles of the wheels (102) of the vehicle (100), on board a self-propelled unit (2), said measuring instrument (3) comprising at least one video camera (30) configured to capture images of at least a portion (102) of the vehicle (100) to be measured, wherein said self-propelled unit (2) can move autonomously on the ground in such a way as to be capable of following variable trajectories,
- guiding movements of the self-propelled unit (2) by means of an automatic guide system in such a way as to situate the measuring instrument (3) in at least a working position relative to the vehicle (100) to be measured,
- moving the measuring instrument (3) in a vertical direction, thus varying the height of the measuring instrument (3) with respect to the floor, using drive means which are directly controlled by an electronic control unit (24),
- capturing images of at least a portion (102) of the vehicle (100), and
- calculating said at least one characteristic attitude parameter of the vehicle (100), on the basis of images of at least a portion (102) of the vehicle (100) captured by said camera (30).
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