ADAS Service Alignment Using Real-Time Component Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle service apparatuses for aligning and calibrating advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are complex, expensive, and laborious to install and use, lacking the desired accuracy and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle service apparatus featuring a real-time locating system (RTLS) with emitters and receivers that emit and intercept electromagnetic signals to determine the position and orientation of displaceable components relative to the vehicle, allowing for precise and quick alignment and calibration operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If prior art vehicle service apparatuses are used for alignment and calibration, then measurement and calibration functions are provided, but the apparatuses are complex, expensive, and laborious to install and use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical alignment apparatuses with a magnetic field-based locating system. Magnets embedded in the vehicle interact with magnetic sensors on the service apparatus components, enabling automatic position detection without complex mechanical structures. This substitution dramatically reduces device complexity while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The service apparatus components automatically determine their positions relative to the vehicle through magnetic field interactions. The system self-locates without requiring manual positioning or complex setup procedures, eliminating the need for operator intervention in alignment tasks and reducing installation complexity.
2Measurement precision
If prior art apparatuses are used for positioning, then position information is obtained, but the locating accuracy and effectiveness are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces difficult optical or mechanical positioning systems with magnetic field-based detection. Magnetic sensors detect the position of magnets embedded in the vehicle, providing accurate location information without the complexity of optical alignment or mechanical measuring devices.
Solution Approach 2:
Magnets are pre-embedded in the vehicle at specific locations before the service operation begins. This preliminary placement of magnetic reference points enables immediate and accurate position detection when the service apparatus approaches, eliminating the need for complex real-time positioning procedures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components interact to provide service functions, then comprehensive vehicle service is achieved, but the setup becomes laborious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The service apparatus components automatically locate themselves relative to the vehicle using magnetic field interactions. This self-positioning capability eliminates time-consuming manual setup procedures while maintaining the ability to perform comprehensive alignment and calibration functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic locating system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides position information for alignment measurements, calibration positioning, and component location detection. This universal positioning mechanism replaces multiple specialized positioning systems, reducing setup time while maintaining service comprehensiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The RTLS enables rapid, precise, and cost-effective location of displaceable components, simplifying vehicle alignment and sensor calibration processes, reducing setup time and complexity.
Implementation Method 1
A vehicle service apparatus featuring a real-time locating system (RTLS) with emitters and receivers that emit and intercept electromagnetic signals to determine the position and orientation of displaceable components relative to the vehicle
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AI summary
A vehicle service apparatus, for a wheeled vehicle operatively positioned in a workspace of a workshop, includes a service structure including at least one displaceable component configured to be displaced relative to the vehicle or be removably connected to the vehicle and a real time locating system. This system includes a plurality of emitters configured to emit a succession of electromagnetic signals and one or more receivers, operatively connected to the at least one displaceable component and configured to receive electromagnetic signals emitted by the plurality of emitters. The locating system is configured to derive a position of one or more receivers in real time, thus determining the position of the displaceable component. The apparatus includes a processing unit, connected to the locating system to receive a location signal representing the position of the displaceable component and programmed to generate service information for a user, based on the location signal.