Vehicle safety system mobile target

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10276056-B2
Application number	US-201715478565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	Apr 4, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle safety system target includes a first platform disposed on a mobile chassis, a frame assembly, a first securing member, a second platform, and a mounting member. The frame assembly is at least partially disposed about the mobile chassis and includes a first frame member and a second frame member. The first frame member is disposed on the first platform. The second frame member is disposed on the first platform. The first securing member is configured to couple an object to the first platform. The second platform is spaced apart from the first platform. The mounting member is disposed on the second platform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remotely controlled vehicle safety system target, comprising:
a first platform disposed on a remotely controlled mobile chassis including a propulsion system having at least one drivable wheel, and at least one remotely controlled steerable wheel;
a frame assembly at least partially disposed about the mobile chassis, the frame assembly comprising:
a first frame member disposed on the first platform, and
a second frame member spaced apart from the first frame member and disposed on the first platform;

a first securing member configured to couple an object to the first platform;
a second platform that is spaced apart from the first platform;
a mounting member disposed on the second platform; and
a second securing member configured to couple the object to the mounting member and the second platform.

2. The vehicle safety system target of claim 1 , wherein the object resembles a human riding a bicycle.

3. The vehicle safety system target of claim 2 , wherein the frame assembly further comprising:
a first side member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the first frame member; and
a second side member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the second frame member.

4. The vehicle safety system target of claim 3 , wherein the frame assembly further comprising:
a first cross member extending between the first side member and the second side member, the first cross member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to a first end of the first platform.

5. The vehicle safety system target of claim 4 , wherein the first cross member and the first side member at least partially define a first corner.

6. The vehicle safety system target of claim 5 , further comprising
a first curb guide operatively connected to the first corner.

7. A remotely controlled vehicle safety system target, comprising:
a remotely controlled mobile chassis configured to maneuver as a human riding a bicycle, the remotely controlled mobile chassis including a propulsion system having at least one drivable wheel, and at least one remotely controlled steerable wheel;
a first platform disposed on the mobile chassis and having a first side and a second side each extending between a first end and a second end;
a frame assembly, comprising:
a first frame member disposed on the first platform and extending along the first side,
a second frame member disposed on the first platform and extending along the second side,
a first side member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the first frame member, and
a second side member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the second frame member.

8. The vehicle safety system target of claim 7 , wherein the frame assembly further comprising
a first cross member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the first end, the first cross member extending between the first side member, the first frame member, the second frame member, and the second side member; and
a second cross member spaced apart from and disposed generally parallel to the second end, the second cross member extending between the first side member, the first frame member, the second frame member, and the second side member.

9. The vehicle safety system target of claim 8 , further comprising
a panel assembly disposed on the first platform and disposed about the frame assembly.

10. The vehicle safety system target of claim 9 , further comprising
a first curb guide operatively connected to the first cross member and the first side member.

11. The vehicle safety system target of claim 10 , further comprising
a second curb guide operatively connected to the first cross member and the second side member.

12. The vehicle safety system target of claim 11 , further comprising
a first side panel operatively connected to the first side member and extending between the first cross member and the second cross member.

13. The vehicle safety system target of claim 12 , wherein the first side panel operatively connects the panel assembly to the frame assembly.

14. The vehicle safety system target of claim 12 , wherein the first side panel is spaced apart from first curb guide.

15. The vehicle safety system target of claim 12 , further comprising
a second side panel operatively connected to the second side member and extending between the first cross member and the second cross member.

16. The vehicle safety system target of claim 15 , wherein the second side panel operatively connects the panel assembly to the frame assembly.

17. The vehicle safety system target of claim 7 , further comprising a second platform spaced apart from the first platform; and
a mounting member disposed on the second platform.

18. The vehicle safety system target of claim 17 , wherein the second platform is disposed substantially parallel to the first platform.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Rasmussen Michael J
• Brown Thomas R
• Rudd Daniel
• Decker Stephen W
• Romelhardt Timothy J
• Kirsch Arnold Michael

Classifications

• G09B9/006 Primary

  for locating or ranging of objects · CPC title

• G01M17/00

  Testing of vehicles (testing fluid tightness G01M3/00; testing elastic properties of bodies or chassis, e.g. torsion-testing, G01M5/00; testing alignment of vehicle headlight devices G01M11/06; testing of engines G01M15/00) · CPC title

• G08G1/166

  for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes · CPC title

• G01M17/0078

  Shock-testing of vehicles · CPC title