US 11,958,491 B2
Target vehicle for ADAS testing
William Bright, Trowbridge (GB); Colin Martin, Bath (GB); Gabriele Cocco, Corsham (GB); and Andrew Pick, Bradford on Avon (GB)
Assigned to Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd., Wiltshire (GB)
Filed by Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd., Wiltshire (GB)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/206,760.
Claims priority of application No. 2004079 (GB), filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0291850 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 50/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/12 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/045 (2013.01) [B60W 40/12 (2013.01); G01M 17/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0033 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A target vehicle to mount onto an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) testing platform, the target vehicle comprising:
a base;
a sensor arranged to measure a parameter relating to dynamics of the target vehicle;
a tiltable body to tilt relative to the base; and
an actuation assembly arranged to adjust a tilt of the target vehicle in dependence on an output of the sensor, the actuation assembly comprising:
a rotary actuator, the rotary actuator being oriented along a fore-aft direction of the target vehicle,
a pinion driven by the rotary actuator,
a rack, wherein the rack is a toothed belt, the toothed belt being fastened at either end to the base at respective end fixings, and
two idler gears mounted on lateral arms extending from the tiltable body,
wherein the pinion is engaged with the rack, and the rack runs around the two idler gears, such that rotation of the pinion moves the pinion and the two idler gears along the rack, relative to the end fixings,
to tilt the target vehicle.