Patent ID: 11958491
Assignee: ANTHONY BEST DYNAMICS LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. A method of modeling a Vulnerable Road User (VRU) for Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) testing using a target vehicle mounted on a moveable testing platform, the method comprising:
measuring a parameter relating to dynamics of the target vehicle; and
adjusting a tilt of a tiltable body of the target vehicle relative to a base of the target vehicle using an actuation assembly, the tilt being in dependence on an output of a sensor,
wherein the actuation assembly comprises:
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 tiltable body, and
wherein the measuring the parameter and adjusting the tilt are conducted remotely from the moveable testing platform.