Method and apparatus for vehicle inspection and safety system calibration using projected images
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1. A method for presenting observable indicia on a surface external to a vehicle disposed within a vehicle service bay during a service procedure, comprising:
- establishing, with a vehicle service system independent of said vehicle, a three-dimensional spatial frame of reference, said spatial frame of reference encompassing at least a portion of said surface and said vehicle within the vehicle service area;
determining, with said vehicle service system, at least one parameter within said spatial frame of reference which is associated with said vehicle; and
projecting, from said vehicle service system, observable indicia onto said surface at a selected position within said spatial frame of reference, said position selected in response to said at least one determined parameter associated with said vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle service system and method to determine spatial parameters of a vehicle, employing a display system under processor control, to display or project visible indicia onto surfaces in proximity to a vehicle undergoing a safety system service or inspection identifying one or more locations, relative to the determined vehicle centerline or thrust line, at which a calibration fixture, optical target, or simulated test drive imagery is visible for observation by a sensor onboard the vehicle.
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1. A method for presenting observable indicia on a surface external to a vehicle disposed within a vehicle service bay during a service procedure, comprising:
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establishing, with a vehicle service system independent of said vehicle, a three-dimensional spatial frame of reference, said spatial frame of reference encompassing at least a portion of said surface and said vehicle within the vehicle service area; determining, with said vehicle service system, at least one parameter within said spatial frame of reference which is associated with said vehicle; and projecting, from said vehicle service system, observable indicia onto said surface at a selected position within said spatial frame of reference, said position selected in response to said at least one determined parameter associated with said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An improved vehicle service system having a set of sensors for acquiring data associated with a stationary vehicle undergoing a service or inspection while disposed within a service area, a processor configured with software instructions to (1) evaluate the acquired data, and (2) to identify at least a position of a feature of the vehicle within a spatial frame of reference encompassing at least a portion of said service area and said vehicle, the improvement comprising:
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an optical projection system having a projection axis and a field of projection encompassing at least one or more surfaces external to said vehicle within said portion of said service area, said optical projection system operatively controlled by the processor; and wherein said processor is further configured with software instructions to control said optical projection system to project visible indicia onto a selected surface within said portion of said service area, at a location within said spatial frame of reference which is selected in response to an identified position of said vehicle feature. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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