Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot

At present, the HUD calibration of the whole vehicle enterprise adopts the traditional physical Master Gauge to calibrate the camera, and the scheme has low flexibility, occupies a large space, and is unsuitable for the mixed production of different types of vehicles. A flexible calibration approach...

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Main Authors: Ding Zhigang, Yanlu Lv, Linghua Kong, Zhiming Dong, Jishi Zheng, Jiadi Zhang, Jiaxin Liu
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10382478/
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author Ding Zhigang
Yanlu Lv
Linghua Kong
Zhiming Dong
Jishi Zheng
Jiadi Zhang
Jiaxin Liu
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Yanlu Lv
Linghua Kong
Zhiming Dong
Jishi Zheng
Jiadi Zhang
Jiaxin Liu
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description At present, the HUD calibration of the whole vehicle enterprise adopts the traditional physical Master Gauge to calibrate the camera, and the scheme has low flexibility, occupies a large space, and is unsuitable for the mixed production of different types of vehicles. A flexible calibration approach is presented based on collaborative robots for HUD inspection of passenger cars. They are considering that the general HUD (Head-Up Display) virtual image distance is 2–3 m. A 2.3 m hand-eye calibration method is investigated by mounting a monocular camera on a collaborative robot, considering the effect of ambient light on long-distance hand-eye calibration, and employing customized alumina calibration plates and lighting through appropriate angles. Using the area_scan_polynomial model for camera calibration, the camera’s internal reference is solved, and the average error of the resulting camera’s internal reference is about 0.15. Compared with the master gauge camera calibration, it shows higher flexibility. The hand-eye calibration results show that the Translation part’s maximum error is about 1mm, the maximum error of the Rotational position is about 0.1 degree, and the camera calibration error is within 0.08 pixels. For repeatability, the median of Translation RMS was 0.5 with an interquartile range of 0.171, and the median of Translation Maximum was 0.972 with an interquartile range of 0.216. The median of Rotation RMS was 0.0325 with an interquartile range of 0.0125. The median of the Rotation Maximum was 0.059, with an interquartile range of 0.016. The data of translation is relatively scattered, with an extensive range of changes, but it still maintains a certain repeatability. The Rotation data is relatively stable, with a small degree of change and good repeatability, further meeting the use requirements in the final inspection HUD scene of the whole vehicle.
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spelling doaj.art-0cec3b4c1e134493a7e1e00ff49e77992024-03-26T17:46:54ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112353993540910.1109/ACCESS.2024.335063110382478Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative RobotDing Zhigang0Yanlu Lv1https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5389-3936Linghua Kong2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-3518Zhiming Dong3Jishi Zheng4Jiadi Zhang5Jiaxin Liu6https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8635-639XSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaXiamen Richen Technology Company Ltd., Xiamen, ChinaDigital Fujian Industry Manufacturing Internet of Things Laboratory, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, ChinaAt present, the HUD calibration of the whole vehicle enterprise adopts the traditional physical Master Gauge to calibrate the camera, and the scheme has low flexibility, occupies a large space, and is unsuitable for the mixed production of different types of vehicles. A flexible calibration approach is presented based on collaborative robots for HUD inspection of passenger cars. They are considering that the general HUD (Head-Up Display) virtual image distance is 2–3 m. A 2.3 m hand-eye calibration method is investigated by mounting a monocular camera on a collaborative robot, considering the effect of ambient light on long-distance hand-eye calibration, and employing customized alumina calibration plates and lighting through appropriate angles. Using the area_scan_polynomial model for camera calibration, the camera’s internal reference is solved, and the average error of the resulting camera’s internal reference is about 0.15. Compared with the master gauge camera calibration, it shows higher flexibility. The hand-eye calibration results show that the Translation part’s maximum error is about 1mm, the maximum error of the Rotational position is about 0.1 degree, and the camera calibration error is within 0.08 pixels. For repeatability, the median of Translation RMS was 0.5 with an interquartile range of 0.171, and the median of Translation Maximum was 0.972 with an interquartile range of 0.216. The median of Rotation RMS was 0.0325 with an interquartile range of 0.0125. The median of the Rotation Maximum was 0.059, with an interquartile range of 0.016. The data of translation is relatively scattered, with an extensive range of changes, but it still maintains a certain repeatability. The Rotation data is relatively stable, with a small degree of change and good repeatability, further meeting the use requirements in the final inspection HUD scene of the whole vehicle.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10382478/Eye-in-handhand-eye calibrationHUDcamera calibrationcooperative robotrepeatability
spellingShingle Ding Zhigang
Yanlu Lv
Linghua Kong
Zhiming Dong
Jishi Zheng
Jiadi Zhang
Jiaxin Liu
Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
IEEE Access
Eye-in-hand
hand-eye calibration
HUD
camera calibration
cooperative robot
repeatability
title Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
title_full Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
title_fullStr Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
title_full_unstemmed Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
title_short Flexible Calibration Method and Application of Passenger Car HUD Detection Based on Collaborative Robot
title_sort flexible calibration method and application of passenger car hud detection based on collaborative robot
topic Eye-in-hand
hand-eye calibration
HUD
camera calibration
cooperative robot
repeatability
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10382478/
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