US 12,092,770 B2
System and apparatus for determining a vehicle centerline
Douglas Mitchell Beaulieu, Jr., Sunbury, OH (US); Eric L Ellington, Marysville, OH (US); and Ryan C. Hetzer, Bellefontaine, OH (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,547.
Prior Publication US 2022/0260696 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 7/4972 (2013.01) [G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 2013/93271 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for determining a centerline of a vehicle to adjust a forward aim of a sensing device, the vehicle having a forward axle transverse to the centerline, a first wheel at a first distal end of the forward axle, a second wheel at a second distal end of the forward axle, a rearward axle transverse to the centerline, a third wheel at a first distal end of the rearward axle, and a fourth wheel at a second distal end of the rearward axle, the system comprising:
a jig for engagement under the vehicle, comprising:
a center tube having a hollow center opening, the center tube being disposed along the centerline when the jig is fully engaged;
a first longitudinal tube parallel to the center tube;
a second longitudinal tube parallel to the center tube and to the first longitudinal tube;
a first linkage connecting the first and second longitudinal tubes to the center tube, the first linkage configured to extend the first longitudinal tube in a lateral direction to engage the first wheel and to extend the second longitudinal tube in a lateral direction opposite the first longitudinal tube to engage the second wheel; and
a second linkage connecting the first and second longitudinal tubes to the center tube, the second linkage configured to extend the first longitudinal tube in a lateral direction to engage the third wheel and to extend the second longitudinal tube in a lateral direction opposite the first longitudinal tube to engage the fourth wheel.