System and method for processing stereoscopic vehicle information
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1. A system for determining the wheel alignment for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an object, wherein the object is a part of the vehicle,an image capture device for capturing a first image of the object and a second image of the object;
a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images;
a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to;
store the stereo image pair in the memory;
designate a first measurement point in the first image;
designate a second measurement point in the first image;
designate the first measurement point in the second image;
designate the second measurement point in the second image;
define a first stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the first measurement point;
define a second stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the second measurement point; and
calculate the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point;
a test portion of the object;
a reference portion of the object, the reference portion corresponding to the test portion;
a second stereo image pair comprising a first reference image of the object and a second reference image of the object; and
wherein the stereo image pair comprises images of the test portion of the object, and the second stereo image pair comprises images of the reference portion of the object.
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Abstract
A stereoscopic measurement system determines relative location of a point on an object based on a stereo image pair of the object. The system comprises an image capture device for capturing a stereo image pair of the object, the image pair comprising a first image and a second image of the object. The system comprises a processing system configurable to designate a first point and a second point on the first image, designate the first point and the second point on the second image, define stereo points based on the designated points, and to calculate a distance between the stereo points.
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1. A system for determining the wheel alignment for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an object, wherein the object is a part of the vehicle, an image capture device for capturing a first image of the object and a second image of the object; a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store the stereo image pair in the memory; designate a first measurement point in the first image; designate a second measurement point in the first image; designate the first measurement point in the second image; designate the second measurement point in the second image; define a first stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the first measurement point; define a second stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the second measurement point; and calculate the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; a test portion of the object; a reference portion of the object, the reference portion corresponding to the test portion; a second stereo image pair comprising a first reference image of the object and a second reference image of the object; and wherein the stereo image pair comprises images of the test portion of the object, and the second stereo image pair comprises images of the reference portion of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50)
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11. A system for determining the wheel alignment for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an object, wherein the object is a part of the vehicle, an image capture device for capturing a first image of the object and a second image of the object; a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store the stereo image pair in the memory; designate a first measurement point in the first image; designate a second measurement point in the first image; designate the first measurement point in the second image; designate the second measurement point in the second image; define a first stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the first measurement point; define a second stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the second measurement point; and calculate the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; wherein the object is damaged, the system further comprising; an object, wherein the object is a part of the vehicle, an image capture device for capturing a first image of the object and a second image of the object; a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store the stereo image pair in the memory; designate a first measurement point in the first image; designate a second measurement point in the first image; designate the first measurement point in the second image; designate the second measurement point in the second image; define a first stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the first measurement point; and define a second stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the second measurement point; and calculate the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; a second object, wherein the second object corresponds to the object, and is undamaged; a first image of the second object; a second image of the second object; and a second stereo image pair comprising the first and second images of the second object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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48. A system for determining the wheel alignment for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an object, wherein the object is a part of the vehicle, an image capture device for capturing a first image of the object and a second image of the object; a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store the stereo image pair in the memory; designate a first measurement point in the first image; designate a second measurement point in the first image; designate the first measurement point in the second image; designate the second measurement point in the second image; define a first stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the first measurement point; define a second stereo point of the stereo image pair based on the second measurement point; and calculate the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; wherein the image capture device comprises a first camera to capture the first image and a second camera to capture the second image; wherein the processing system is further configured to; process the stereo image pair stored in the memory to determine if the first and second images of the object are images of a calibration pattern; and determine stereo calibration data for the image capture device when the first and second images of the object are of the calibration pattern, the stereo calibration data comprising location information for the first camera relative to the second camera in a Cartesian coordinate space of the image capture device, and wherein the processing system is configured to store the stereo calibration data in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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51. A system for determining a deviation from a desired location of an object, the system comprising:
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an image capture device to capture simultaneously a first image of the object, and a second image of the object, and a calibration pattern; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store in the memory a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; designate a plurality of measurement points in the first image; designate the plurality of measurement points in the second image; and define a plurality of stereo points based on the plurality of measurement points; wherein the object further comprises a damaged portion; wherein the image capture device further captures a second pair of first and second images of the object, the second pair of images comprising images of a corresponding undamaged portion of the object; and wherein the undamaged portion of the object is considered to be a reflection across a plane separating the undamaged portion from the damaged portion of the object. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62)
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58. A system for determining a deviation from a desired location of an object, the system comprising:
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an image capture device to capture simultaneously a first image of the object, and a second image of the object, and a calibration pattern; a processing system comprising a memory, wherein the processing system is configured to; store in the memory a stereo image pair comprising the first and second images; designate a plurality of measurement points in the first image; designate the plurality of measurement points in the second image; and define a plurality of stereo points based on the plurality of measurement points; wherein the object further comprises a damaged portion; and wherein the image capture device further captures a second stereo pair, the second stereo pair comprising a first reference image and a second reference image of a corresponding undamaged portion of a second object, the second object corresponding to the object. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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63. A method for determining the relative position of a point on an object, the method comprising:
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capturing a first image of the object, and a second image of the object; storing first and second images as a stereo image pair in a memory of a processing system; designating a first measurement point in the first image; designating a second measurement point in the first image; designating the first measurement point in the second image; designating the second measurement point in the second image; defining a first stereo point that corresponds to the first measurement point; defining a second stereo point that corresponds to the second measurement; calculating the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; wherein the first and second images comprise images of a damaged portion of the object; capturing a second pair of first and second images of the object at the image capture device, wherein the second pair of images comprise images of an undamaged portion of the object; defining a central plane separating the undamaged portion from the damaged portion of the object into a first side and a second side of the object, wherein the undamaged portion is located in the first side, and the damaged portion is located in the second side; designating a first reference point on the first side of the object; designating a second reference point on the second half of the object, wherein the second reference point is not located on the damaged portion, and the second reference point corresponds to the first reference point; and wherein the distance between any point on the defined plane and the first reference point is equal to the distance between the point on the defined plane and the second reference point. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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65. A method for determining the relative position of a point on an object, the method comprising:
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capturing a first image of the object, and a second image of the object; storing first and second images as a stereo image pair in a memory of a processing system; designating a first measurement point in the first image; designating a second measurement point in the first image; designating the first measurement point in the second image; designating the second measurement point in the second image; defining a first stereo point that corresponds to the first measurement point; defining a second stereo point that corresponds to the second measurement; calculating the distance between the first stereo point and the second stereo point; wherein the first and second images comprise images of a damaged portion of the object; and capturing a reference pair of images, the reference pair comprising a first reference image and second reference image of a second object at the image capture device, wherein the reference pair of images comprise an undamaged portion of the second object, the undamaged portion corresponding to the damaged portion of the object. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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