Patent ID: 11933606
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle alignment system, comprising:
a central support structure;
a pair of camera arm assemblies, each camera arm assembly being movably attached to the central support structure, a first one of the camera arm assemblies including a first camera for capturing image data relating to a first portion of a vehicle, a second one of the camera arm assemblies including a second camera for capturing image data relating to a second portion of the vehicle different from the first portion of the vehicle; and
a data processor for determining a relative position and orientation of the first and second cameras;
wherein the camera arm assemblies are movable between an extended position where the first and second cameras are respectively disposed to capture image data relating to the first and second portions of the vehicle and there is a first distance between the two cameras, and a retracted position where there is a second distance smaller than the first distance between the cameras.