Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle washing installation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7811385
APP PUB NO 20080250585A1
SERIAL NO

12066925

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The invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle washing installation with the use of a light-section procedure, wherein at least one treatment device (1) and a vehicle (2) to be washed are moved relative to each other in the washing direction (L), the vehicle surfaces are illuminated by two light fans (11, 12) starting from different positions, a first (FIG. 7) and a second (FIG. 8) two-dimensional depiction of the vehicle surfaces illuminated by the light fans (11, 12) are recorded from shooting angles which are oblique with respect to the planes of the light fans, and are stored in a control unit (20) together with the relative position and/or relative movement of treatment devices (1) and vehicle (2), the preceding steps are repeated during a traversing operation from one end to the other end of the vehicle (2), and, during or after the end of the traversing operation, a three-dimensional representation of the vehicle surfaces is calculated from the two-dimensional depictions (FIG. 7, FIG. 8) stored in the control unit (20), and from the shooting angles, the relative position and/or relative movement and position data of the light fans (11, 12), and said three-dimensional representation is used in order to control the vehicle washing installation, in particular the treatment devices (1) arranged thereon.

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WASHTEC HOLDING GMBHARGONSTRASSE 7 AUGSBURG 86153

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Auer, Robert Stadtbergen, DE 22 111
Mayer, Stefan Neusäss, DE 84 186

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