Systems and methods to prevent carwash collisions
Disclosed systems and methods prevent collisions in a carwash property. Disclosed systems and methods include software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms to track the interaction of vehicles and equipment within the environment of a carwash to improve safety and optimize production.
1. Automotive-vehicle anti-collision system that prevents automotive-vehicle collisions within a carwash tunnel during operation, the system comprising:
a carwash tunnel;
an automotive-vehicle conveyor attached to the carwash tunnel and the conveyor configured to move a plurality of automotive vehicles inline along a substantially linear path through the carwash tunnel;
automotive-vehicle washing equipment attached to the carwash tunnel and the washing equipment configured to wash automotive-vehicle exterior surfaces as an automotive vehicle moves along the substantially linear path through the carwash tunnel;
a vision device attached to the carwash tunnel and the vision device configured to receive visual data of respective locations of a plurality of automotive vehicles within the carwash tunnel;
a central controller configured to perform the functions of:
controlling the conveyor to move or propel vehicles, change the conveyor speed, or to stop the conveyor;
controlling the washing equipment;
receiving the visual data from the vision device;
tracking the respective positions of a plurality of automotive vehicles as the plurality of automobile vehicles move along the substantially linear path through the carwash tunnel;
creating a modeled path of an automotive vehicle moving through the carwash tunnel via the conveyor; and
giving a stop conveyor command if a tracked position of an automotive vehicle does not match the modeled path.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the central controller is further configured to perform the function of providing a notification upon the occurrence of an event.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vision device uses LIDAR, RADAR, or SONAR.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the central controller is further configured to perform the function of tracking the position of a specific point on an automobile as the automobile moves along the substantially linear path through the carwash tunnel.