Distance sensor test system
A distance sensor and a measured object are positioned at a known distance from each other. A measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object is obtained from the distance sensor, where the distance sensor uses a plurality of signals at a plurality of angles to generate the measured distance. The known distance and the measured distance are compared in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
1. A system, comprising:
equipment that is configured to position a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the equipment includes:
a pulley, and
a block which is located beneath a float of a vehicle, wherein one or more lines connect the pulley and the block;
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to the vehicle;
the measured object is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley; and
a test controller that is configured to:
obtain, from the distance sensor, a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
compare the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the measured distance is obtained from the distance sensor via a wireless channel.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein
the block includes one or more wheels on a bottom surface.
4. A system, comprising
equipment including a pulley that is configured to position a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to a vehicle;
the measured object is coupled to a wheeled base and is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least:
the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley, and
the coupled measured object and the wheeled base beneath the vehicle; and
a test controller that is configured to:
obtain, from the distance sensor, a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
compare the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein:
the known distance and the measured distance are compared; and
the test result produced by comparing the known distance and the measured distance is displayed by the wheeled base.
6. A method, comprising:
positioning, by equipment, a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the equipment includes:
a pulley, and
a block which is located beneath a float of a vehicle, wherein one or more lines connect the pulley and the block;
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to the vehicle;
the measured object is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley; and
obtaining a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object from the distance sensor, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
comparing the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the measured distance is obtained from the distance sensor via a wireless channel.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein
the block includes one or more wheels on a bottom surface.
9. A method, comprising
positioning, by equipment including a pulley, a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to a vehicle;
the measured object is coupled to a wheeled base and is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least:
the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley, and
the coupled measured object and the wheeled base beneath the vehicle; and
obtaining a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
comparing the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the known distance and the measured distance are compared; and
the test result produced by comparing the known distance and the measured distance is displayed by the wheeled base.
11. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
positioning, by equipment, a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the equipment includes:
a pulley, and
a block which is located beneath a float of a vehicle, wherein one or more lines connect the pulley and the block;
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to vehicle;
the measured object is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley; and
obtaining a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object from the distance sensor, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
comparing the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the measured distance is obtained from the distance sensor via a wireless channel.
13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein
the block includes one or more wheels on a bottom surface.
14. A computer program product, comprising:
positioning, by equipment including a pulley, a distance sensor and a measured object at a known distance from each other, wherein:
the distance sensor includes one or more of the following: a radar based distance sensor or a Lidar based distance sensor;
the distance sensor is attached to a vehicle;
the measured object is coupled to a wheeled base and is at least one of: a ground plane or ground simulator; and
the positioning includes moving at least:
the vehicle to change a height of the vehicle using the pulley, and
the coupled measured object and the wheeled base beneath the vehicle; and
obtaining a measured distance between the distance sensor and the measured object, wherein the distance sensor transmits a plurality of signals at different angles to generate the measured distance, wherein the plurality of signals includes one or more of the following: a plurality of radar signals or a plurality of Lidar signals; and
comparing the known distance and the measured distance in order to test the distance sensor and produce a test result.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein:
the known distance and the measured distance are compared; and
the test result produced by comparing the known distance and the measured distance is displayed by the wheeled base.