Device and method for vehicle measurement
A marker device is described for vehicle measurement and has at least one mark that is optically detectable by a measurement camera, and it also has at least one level gauge connected to the mark. The level gauge is configured so that it enables a determination of the spatial orientation of the mark.
1. A method for measuring a body, which is a body of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
attaching at least one marker device, having a mark and a level gauge, to an area of a fender on the body above a wheel of the motor vehicle;
orienting the mark using the level gauge;
optically detecting the mark with a suitable measurement camera;
determining, by the suitable measurement camera, a spatial position of the detected mark; and
determining, by the suitable measurement camera, a geometry of the body from the determined spatial position of the mark.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising gluing an adhesive pad to the fender to fasten the marker device to the body.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the marker device is attached only briefly to the body.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the direction of view of the measurement camera is oriented essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level gauge provides a level measurement.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pivoting the marker device about an axle oriented essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body until the mark is level according to the level gauge.