Self-calibrating multi-camera alignment system

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 i...

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Hauptverfasser:	Harrell, Rodney, Jackson, David A, Gray, Brian K, Swayne, Ronald D, Chen, Darwin Y, Minor, Bryan C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION STANDS OR SUPPORTS TESTING THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	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.