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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Douglas Mitchell Beaulieu, Jr., Sunbury, OH (US);
Eric L Ellington, Marysville, OH (US);
Ryan C. Hetzer, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system determines a centerline of a vehicle to adjust a forward aim of a camera or ranging unit. The vehicle has a forward axle transverse to the centerline, a first and second wheels at distal ends of the forward axle, a rearward axle transverse to the centerline, and a third and fourth wheels at distal ends of the rearward axle. The system includes a jig for engagement under the vehicle, a light source attached to the jig for projecting light forward of the jig along the centerline of the vehicle when the jig is fully engaged, and a target placed on the centerline of the vehicle so as to be illuminated by the light source at a fixed distance from the vehicle.