Some embodiments are directed to an indicator assembly for indicating an orientation between a vehicle seat back and a seat bottom. The indicator assembly can include an outer plate assembly that is configured to be supported by the seat bottom, and a movable plate that is movably supported by the outer plate assembly. A biasing device can apply a biasing force to bias the movable plate toward the seat back when the outer plate assembly is supported by the seat bottom to thereby define a projecting portion of the movable plate. The biasing device can enable the movable plate to move upon application of a force to the projecting portion that is greater than the biasing force. An indicator can indicate a relative orientation between the seat back and the seat bottom based on the amount of movement of the movable plate.

An inspection device for vehicle driver assistance systems (DASs) mounted on a vehicle may include: i) a frame unit including pillar frames, where vehicles forwardly enter and backwardly exit, at respective corners of a base frame, and an upper frame is coupled to upper end portions of the pillar frames; a correction unit installed at the upper frame such that it is movable in multi-axis directions so as to correct a camera measurement point of a lane departure warning system (LDWS) at a front side of the vehicle and configured to display a correction target with respect to the camera as an image; and an inspection unit installed at the upper frame such that it is movable in multi-axis directions so as to check a normal operation of the LDWS and configured to display a driving lane as an image.

A terminal system for managing vehicle quality, including one or more terminals, wherein each terminal can include one or more processors, and a storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, enable the one or more processors to generate a display for an inspection item according to a given process for managing vehicle quality, receive data corresponding to the display of the inspection item, and transmit externally a process name of the given process for managing vehicle quality, and the data of the inspection item, and an identification name of a vehicle, wherein each of the one or more terminals has specifications depending on characteristics of the given process for managing vehicle quality.

An apparatus comprises an acquisition unit that acquires defect information regarding a defect of a moving object that moves on a production line by remote control; a parts identification unit that, in response to acquisition of the defect information, identifies a corresponding part from among a plurality of parts flowing on a parts line, the corresponding part being assembled to a defective moving object, the defective moving object being the moving object with the defect, the parts line merging with the production line at an assembly area where the a part included in the plurality of parts is assembled to the moving object; and an instruction unit that executes a retraction instruction to remove the defective moving object from the production line and an instruction to skip assembly of the corresponding part.

A system for vehicle systems configuration based on image recognition is disclosed. The system includes an image capturing device for obtaining images of a vehicle, networking circuitry for transmitting the images to network connected storage, and a processor for comparing the obtained images with stored images of possible vehicle configurations. Based on this comparison, the system selects a configuration setting for a vehicle system and implements this setting. The system can be used in various settings, including at the factory end-of-line, at a dealership, or by the end user of the vehicle.

In order to provide a checking facility for checking workpieces and also a treatment facility for treating workpieces, which enable efficient and reliable quality optimisation, it is proposed that workpiece parameters are detected, for example by means of an automatic checking station, and a workpiece-specific data set is created on this basis and/or from facility parameters.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat gap measurement and fault prediction system that measures the gap between two closely arranged seats in a vehicle seat assembly and predicts the likelihood of seat fault based on sensing information generated during gap measurement or through artificial intelligence analysis. The system includes at least: an inspection unit that retreats along a rail frame to approach a main frame when a vehicle seat moves, and advances along the rail frame to face a measurement position of the vehicle seat during gap measurement, and senses a gap between the first seat and the second seat; a conformity determination unit that determines whether the vehicle seat is non-defective by analyzing sensing information transmitted from an inspection unit; and a fault prediction unit that predicts a potential fault of the vehicle seat based on the sensing information or based on artificial intelligence analysis.

A method of directing a vehicle body through a paint process includes obtaining, by a vehicle manufacturing system, process operation data from a vehicle body process. The process operation data is indicative of an operation state of an identified machine performing a selected body operation as part of the vehicle body process. The method includes determining, by the vehicle manufacturing system, whether a recognized fault has occurred based on the process operation data, identifying a potential vehicle body imperfection based on a paint process model and the recognized fault, and providing, by the vehicle manufacturing system, a notification to the paint process of the potential vehicle body imperfection for the vehicle body, where the notification includes location information of the potential vehicle body imperfection, a remedial action for addressing the potential vehicle body imperfection, a recommended resource allocation, or a combination thereof.

The vehicle inspection system includes: a vehicle that can run by unmanned driving; an inspection facility that includes rollers that rotate while supporting wheels of the vehicle; a sensor that outputs sensor information for detecting that the wheels are likely to deviate from the rollers; a detection unit that detects using the sensor information that the wheels are likely to deviate from the rollers; and a control unit that, when it is detected that the wheels are likely to deviate from the rollers, controls a circumferential speed of at least one of the wheels and the rollers to reduce a difference between a wheel circumferential speed that is the circumferential speed of the wheels and a roller circumferential speed that is the circumferential speed of the rollers.

A system comprises: a vehicle capable of running by unmanned driving; an inspection facility having a roller to rotate while supporting a wheel of the vehicle; a first sensor that detects the position of the vehicle; a second sensor that detects the position of the vehicle, the second sensor detecting the position of the vehicle with higher accuracy than the first sensor; and a controller that acquires position information about the vehicle using at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor and controls the vehicle using the position information. The controller acquires the position information using the first sensor if a condition set in advance including a provision that the vehicle be over the roller is not fulfilled, and acquires the position information using at least the second sensor if the condition is fulfilled.