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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Timothy Roger Jones, Corona, CA (US);
Terry Lee Gasparovic, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/27 (2006.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4026 (2013.01); G01B 11/272 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 2007/403 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for aligning a sensor of a radar unit mounted on a vehicle, including calculating at least one alignment measurement of the vehicle from a plurality of optical sensors, positioning a target at a predetermined distance forward of the radar unit and determining a position of the radar unit based on the alignment measurement and the predetermined distance of the target. The method further includes transmitting a beam extending forward from the radar unit and positioning the target and the sensor in alignment with an axis of the beam.