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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2011
Wolfgang Seifert, Wielenbach, DE;
Steffen Abraham, Hildesheim, DE;
Axel Wendt, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining distances for chassis measurement of a vehicle having a body and at least one wheel includes determining a center of rotation of a wheel of the vehicle by projecting a structured light pattern at least onto the wheel, recording a light pattern reflected by the wheel using a calibrated imaging sensor system, determining a 3D point cloud from the reflected light pattern, and determining the center of rotation of the wheel from the 3D point cloud. The method also includes determining a point on the body by evaluating the previously determined 3D point cloud or by evaluating a plurality of grey-scale images recorded under unstructured illumination. A height level is determined as a vertical distance between the center of rotation of the wheel and the point on the body.