Method for adjusting or calibrating a vehicle surrounding sensor, and a vehicle surrounding sensor adjustment or calibration system

US9134120B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Schommer · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Adriano Macchia · Correggio, IT
• Christian Wagmann · Munich, DE
• Jochen Backes · Munich, DE
• Stefan Kaefer · Aschheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2009
• Grant date: Sep 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 15, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/93271
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for calibrating a vehicle surroundings sensor (15) includes the steps of attaching at least one target pair (20, 22) to the rear wheels (12, 14) of a motor vehicle (7); recording the target pair (20, 22) using at least one measuring unit (32, 46) and determining the vehicle axis (64) from the recording; placing a target (16, 18) in a known position relative to a vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62); fastening at least one measuring unit (32, 46) by means of fastening adapters (34, 48) to a running rail (4, 6); recording the target (18) placed on the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment and determining the angular position of the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axis (64); aligning the vehicle surroundings sensor adjustment or calibration element (62) relative to the vehicle axis (64); and adjusting the vehicle surroundings sensor (15) relative to the vehicle axis (64).