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公开(公告)号:US11408732B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-09
申请号:US16857243
申请日:2020-04-24
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: Steven W. Rogers , David A. Jackson , Bradley Lewis , Adam C. Brown , Robert J. D'Agostino , Eric R. Sellers
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , G06T7/00 , H04N5/247 , G06T7/73 , H04N7/18 , G06K9/00 , B60S5/00 , B60R11/04 , G06T7/60 , G06V20/00 , G08B5/22 , B62D17/00 , G01M17/013
摘要: A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.
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公开(公告)号:US20200249014A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-06
申请号:US16857243
申请日:2020-04-24
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: Steven W. Rogers , David A. Jackson , Bradley Lewis , Adam C. Brown , Robert J. D'Agostino , Eric R. Sellers
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/73 , B60R11/04 , G06K9/00 , H04N5/247 , B60S5/00 , G06T7/00 , H04N7/18
摘要: A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.
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公开(公告)号:US20200041266A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16587702
申请日:2019-09-30
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: Steven W. Rogers , David A. Jackson , Adam C. Brown , Ronald D. Swayne , Brian K. Gray , Bryan C. Minor , James Rodney Harrell
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/73 , B60R11/04 , G06K9/00 , H04N5/247 , B60S5/00 , G06T7/00 , H04N7/18
摘要: A portable vehicle alignment system has a vertical central column with a carriage movable along its length, and a pair of camera arms pivotably attached to the carriage, each with a camera pod. The camera pods each have a camera for capturing image data of a respective vehicle-mounted target. One pod also has a calibration target disposed in a known relationship to its camera, and the other pod has a calibration camera disposed in a known relationship to its camera for capturing images of the calibration target. The camera arms pivot between an extended position where the cameras are disposed to capture image data of the vehicle targets and the calibration camera is disposed to capture images of the calibration target, and a folded position where the aligner has a width smaller than the width between the camera pods.
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公开(公告)号:US10508907B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-17
申请号:US16453290
申请日:2019-06-26
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: Steven W. Rogers , David A. Jackson , Bradley Lewis , Adam C. Brown , Robert J. D'Agostino , Eric R. Sellers
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , H04N5/247 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/73 , H04N7/18 , G06K9/00 , B60S5/00 , B60R11/04 , G06T7/00 , G08B5/22 , G01M17/013 , B62D17/00
摘要: A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.
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公开(公告)号:US20190222723A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16364272
申请日:2019-03-26
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: James Rodney Harrell , Brian K. Gray , David A. Jackson , Ronald D. Swayne , Darwin Y. Chen , Bryan C. Minor
IPC分类号: H04N5/225 , F16M11/38 , F16M11/20 , F16M11/18 , G01B11/275 , H04N17/00 , H04N5/232 , F16M11/04
CPC分类号: H04N5/2251 , F16M11/046 , F16M11/18 , F16M11/2014 , F16M11/38 , G01B11/2755 , G01B2210/143 , H04N5/23206 , H04N17/002
摘要: A portable vehicle alignment system is provided having two base tower assemblies, each having a pedestal, a columnar tower removably attachable to the top of the pedestal, and a camera pod movable along a length of the tower; and a data processor with a wireless communication device for processing image data from the camera pods. Each camera pod includes a camera for capturing image data of a target mounted on a vehicle, and a communication device for wirelessly communicating with the data processor. One pod has a calibration target and the other pod has a calibration camera for capturing images of the calibration target. The pedestals each have a manually-operated clamp for removably fixedly attaching the tower to the pedestal in one of a plurality of positions such that the orientation of the camera pod to the pedestal is angularly adjustable, allowing horizontal rotation of the camera pod.
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公开(公告)号:US20170097230A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-06
申请号:US15287499
申请日:2016-10-06
发明人: Steven W. ROGERS , David A. Jackson , Adam C. Brown , Ronald D. Swayne , Brian K. Gray , Bryan C. Minor , Rodney Harrell
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , G06T7/00 , H04N7/18 , B60S5/00
摘要: A portable vehicle alignment system has a vertical central column with a carriage movable along its length, and a pair of camera arms pivotably attached to the carriage, each with a camera pod. The camera pods each have a camera for capturing image data of a respective vehicle-mounted target. One pod also has a calibration target disposed in a known relationship to its camera, and the other pod has a calibration camera disposed in a known relationship to its camera for capturing images of the calibration target. The camera arms pivot between an extended position where the cameras are disposed to capture image data of the vehicle targets and the calibration camera is disposed to capture images of the calibration target, and a folded position where the aligner has a width smaller than the width between the camera pods.
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公开(公告)号:US11933606B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US17817503
申请日:2022-08-04
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
发明人: Steven W. Rogers , David A. Jackson , Bradley Lewis , Adam C. Brown , Robert J. D'Agostino , Eric R. Sellers
IPC分类号: G01B11/275 , B60R11/04 , B60S5/00 , G06T7/00 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/73 , G06V20/00 , H04N7/18 , H04N23/90 , B62D17/00 , G01M17/013 , G08B5/22
CPC分类号: G01B11/2755 , B60R11/04 , B60S5/00 , G01B11/275 , G06T7/0004 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/73 , G06V20/00 , H04N7/181 , H04N23/90 , B62D17/00 , G01B2210/12 , G01B2210/14 , G01B2210/26 , G01B2210/30 , G01M17/013 , G06T2207/10016 , G06T2207/30164 , G08B5/22
摘要: A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158501A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16742241
申请日:2020-01-14
申请人: Snap-On Incorporated
摘要: Methods and systems measure a vehicle body parameter; e.g., a wheel alignment parameter such as ride height. Embodiments include a system having a target attachable to a vehicle body, and an image sensor for viewing the target and capturing image data thereof. A processor processes the image data, determines an initial spatial position of the target based on the processed image data, compares the initial spatial position of the target with a reference position, and prompts a user to align the target to an adjusted spatial position when the initial spatial position differs from the reference position more than a threshold amount. The vehicle body parameter value is determined based on the target's adjusted spatial position. In certain embodiments, the adjusted spatial position differs from the reference position by a position error value, and the processor mathematically corrects the vehicle body parameter value based on the position error value.
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公开(公告)号:US20190279396A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-12
申请号:US16423503
申请日:2019-05-28
申请人: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
发明人: Joel A. Kunert , Darwin Y. Chen , George M. Gill , Brian K. Gray , Steven W. Rogers , Ronald D. Swayne , David A. Jackson , Rodney Harrell , Robert J. D'Agostino , Bryan C. Minor , Eric R. Sellers , Sean P. Lecrone , Larry D. Klotz , Jonathan A. Sperry
IPC分类号: G06T7/73 , G06T7/60 , G01B11/275 , H04N5/247
摘要: A wheel alignment system includes a side-to-side reference including an active reference pod and a passive reference pod disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle. The active reference pod includes a reference image sensor fixedly attached to a reference target, for mounting on a first side of the vehicle such that the reference image sensor produces image data including a perspective representation of the passive reference pod disposed on a second/opposite side of the vehicle. In operation, alignment cameras on the opposite sides of the vehicle capture perspective representations of targets mounted to vehicle wheels and of targets of the active and passive reference pods. A computer processes the image data to compute an alignment measurement of the vehicle based on a spatial relationship between the active reference pod and the passive reference pod determined according to the image data produced by the reference image sensor.
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公开(公告)号:US10347006B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15678825
申请日:2017-08-16
申请人: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
发明人: Joel A. Kunert , Darwin Y. Chen , George M. Gill , Brian K. Gray , Steven W. Rogers , Ronald D. Swayne , David A. Jackson , Rodney Harrell , Robert J. D'Agostino , Bryan C. Minor , Eric R. Sellers , Sean P. Lecrone , Larry D. Klotz , Jonathan A. Sperry
IPC分类号: H04N5/247 , G06T7/73 , G01B11/275 , G06T7/60
摘要: A wheel alignment system includes a side-to-side reference including an active reference pod and a passive reference pod disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle. The active reference pod includes a reference image sensor fixedly attached to a reference target, for mounting on a first side of the vehicle such that the reference image sensor produces image data including a perspective representation of the passive reference pod disposed on a second/opposite side of the vehicle. In operation, alignment cameras on the opposite sides of the vehicle capture perspective representations of targets mounted to vehicle wheels and of targets of the active and passive reference pods. A computer processes the image data to compute an alignment measurement of the vehicle based on a spatial relationship between the active reference pod and the passive reference pod determined according to the image data produced by the reference image sensor.
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