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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Simone Graf, Munich, DE;
Christian Wagmann, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/007 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/007 (2013.01); G01B 11/16 (2013.01); G01B 11/168 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/0046 (2013.01); G01B 2210/286 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for checking the correct positioning of a vehicle on a measuring station for vehicle measurement includes: a) taking images of at least two tires of the vehicle; b) identifying features, in the images taken, which describe at least one area of the respectively recorded tire; c) fitting a mathematical model to the identified features; d) determining the extent of the flattening of each tire from the fitted mathematical model; e) comparing the flattening of the at least two tires.