Vehicle positioning system

A vehicle positioning system for use with an automated vehicle conveying system having a transport mechanism and a rotatable platform, the vehicle positioning system comprising:

• a controller;
• and
• a plurality of position sensors for detecting a position of a vehicle on the rotatable platform and for transmitting to the controller information associated with distances between said plurality of position sensors and reference locations on the vehicle,
• wherein said controller is adapted to:
• process said distances information by:
• calculating a centerline of the vehicle;
• calculating a linear distance offset of the vehicle on the rotatable platform, between the centerline of the vehicle and a centerline of the transport mechanism;
• and
• calculating an angular offset of the vehicle on the rotatable platform, between the centerline of the vehicle and the centerline of the transport mechanism;
• control a motion mechanism of the rotatable platform to rotate the rotatable platform by the calculated angular offset for directionally aligning the centerline of the vehicle to a conveying direction of the transport mechanism;
• and
• control the transport mechanism to move in a direction of the vehicle with respect to the rotatable platform by the calculated linear offset,
• wherein said plurality of position sensors detect said position of said vehicle from a distance.