Machine sensor calibration system
First Claim
1. A sensor calibration system for a mobile machine, comprising:
- a positioning device configured to determine a position of the mobile machine;
a calibration object;
a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the calibration object from an actual sensing location of the sensor on the mobile machine and to generate a corresponding signal; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning device, the controller including a plurality of maps including known characteristics determined at different positions of the mobile machine relative to the calibration object and sensed from a desired sensing location of the sensor on the mobile machine, the controller being configured to;
communicate with the positioning device and select a map from the plurality of maps related to the position of the mobile machine with respect to the calibration object,compare the characteristic sensed from the actual sensing location of the sensor to the known characteristic from the map that was previously sensed from the desired sensing location of the sensor;
determine a difference between the actual sensing location of the sensor and the desired sensing location of the sensor based on the comparison; and
correct subsequent signals generated by the sensor at the actual sensing location based on the difference by applying one or more transformations to the signal.
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Abstract
A sensor calibration system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The sensor calibration system may have a positioning device configured to determine a desired sensing location on the mobile machine, a calibration object, and a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the calibration object from an actual sensing location on the mobile machine and to generate a corresponding signal. The sensor calibration system may also have a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning device. The controller may be configured to compare the characteristic sensed from the actual sensing location to a known characteristic associated with the desired sensing location, and to determine a difference between the actual sensing location and the desired sensing location based on the comparison. The controller may further be configured to correct subsequent signals generated by the sensor based on the difference.
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18 Claims
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1. A sensor calibration system for a mobile machine, comprising:
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a positioning device configured to determine a position of the mobile machine; a calibration object; a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the calibration object from an actual sensing location of the sensor on the mobile machine and to generate a corresponding signal; and a controller in communication with the sensor and the positioning device, the controller including a plurality of maps including known characteristics determined at different positions of the mobile machine relative to the calibration object and sensed from a desired sensing location of the sensor on the mobile machine, the controller being configured to; communicate with the positioning device and select a map from the plurality of maps related to the position of the mobile machine with respect to the calibration object, compare the characteristic sensed from the actual sensing location of the sensor to the known characteristic from the map that was previously sensed from the desired sensing location of the sensor; determine a difference between the actual sensing location of the sensor and the desired sensing location of the sensor based on the comparison; and correct subsequent signals generated by the sensor at the actual sensing location based on the difference by applying one or more transformations to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of calibrating a sensor mounted on a mobile machine, the method comprising:
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positioning the mobile machine proximate a calibration object; communicating with a positioning device to determine a position of the mobile machine with respect to the calibration object and selecting a map from a plurality of maps related to the position of the mobile machine with respect to the calibration object, wherein the plurality of maps include known characteristics determined at different positions of the mobile machine relative to the calibration object and sensed from a desired sensing location of a sensor on the mobile machine; sensing with the sensor a characteristic of the calibration object from an actual sensing location of the sensor on the mobile machine; comparing the characteristic sensed from the actual sensing location to the known characteristic associated with the desired sensing location; determining a difference between the sensed characteristic and the known characteristic based on the comparison; and correcting subsequent sensor input received from the actual sensing location based on the difference by applying one or more transformations to the input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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