Get Calibrated with Fuller's Collision Center!
Most Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) sensors are very precisely aimed and require calibration if their positions are disturbed in any way. If a sensor on your car is out of alignment by even one degree, it will be aimed at an area significantly off axis very close to your vehicle. Misaimed sensors often result from collisions – even a minor fender bender can knock ADAS sensors out of alignment. However, calibration can also be required as a byproduct of common car service work such as windshield replacement, suspension repair, or wheel alignment.
If you don’t calibrate a misaligned sensor it can result in faulty information that will cause your ADAS to operate improperly, or not at all.
Increasing numbers of new cars are equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Some of the more common ones include:
- Forward collision warning
- Automatic emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise control
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keeping assist
- Blind spot monitoring
- Rear cross traffic alert
- Parking assist/self-parking
- Adaptive headlights that steer with the vehicle
- Automatic headlight high-beam activation and dimming
Your Vehicles Sensors
To do their jobs, ADAS relies on inputs from a variety of sensors that allow each system to “see” what is happening around your automobile. The most common sensors are: camera, radar and ultrasonic sensors. Steering sensors are also used to help determine the direction of vehicle travel. Some systems use information from a single type of sensor, but others combine information from multiple sensors – this is a process called sensor fusion – to obtain a more accurate “view” of the situation.
Many times when vehicle body panels or parts are removed for collision repairs, a calibration is required per the manufacturer’s recommendations. Any damage that has occurred to any sensor or camera during a collision or windshield replacement needs to be addressed. Proper aiming, angling and operation of these sensors are crucial to the functioning of the ADAS systems. Often, manufacturers will require a calibration for all vehicles involved in a collision.
Long-Range Radar
LIDAR
Camera
Short/Medium Range Radar
Ultrasound
Long-Range Radar
LIDAR
Camera
Short/Medium Range Radar
Ultrasound
Surround View
This system uses cameras mounted in the front and rear of
the vehicle as well as both side mirrors. Repairs may
require a camera or its mount to be removed or
replaced. Proper aiming of this system is necessary.
Lane Departure Warning
This system uses a camera mounted behind the
windshield to identify road lines and will alert
you when you are leaving your lane. Replacing
the windshield may affect the operation of the camera.
Traffic Sign Recognition
This system uses a camera mounted behind the windshield
to identify traffic signs. Replacing the windshield may
affect the operation of the camera.
Cross Traffic Alerts
This system uses radars mounted at the rear corners of the vehicle
to detect cross traffic behind you. Damage to the panel or
bumper cover will affect the operation of the system.
Park Assist
This system uses multiple short range ultra-sonic
sensors that may be mounted in the front and rear bumper covers to
detect distance to objects while parking. A calibration or
initialization may be required to re-aim the sensors.
Park Assist
This system uses multiple short range ultra-sonic
sensors that may be mounted in the front and rear bumper covers to
detect distance to objects while parking. A calibration or
initialization may be required to re-aim the sensors.
Surround View
This system uses cameras mounted in the front and rear of
the vehicle as well as both side mirrors. Repairs may
require a camera or its mount to be removed or
replaced. Proper aiming of this system is necessary.
This system detects objects far in front of the
vehicle. These radar sensors typically mount
to the front bumper or front structure and
may be removed during the repairs.
Emergency Braking Pedestrian Detection Collision Avoidance
These systems typically use a radar in the front of the
vehicle or a camera behind the windshield to detect objects.
Proper aiming the radar or camera after repairs are necessary.
Blind Spot Detection
This system uses radars mounted at the rear corners of the vehicle
to detect vehicles approaching your blind spots. Damage to
the panel the radars are mounted on, or damage to the bumper
cover over these radars will affect the operation of the system.
Rear Collision Warning
This system uses radars mounted at the rear corners of the
vehicle to detect vehicles crossing behind your vehicle.
Damage to the panel the radars are mounted on,
or damage to the bumper cover over these radars will
affect the operation of the system.
Calibrate Today!
Fuller’s Collision Center facilitates and ensures that all necessary calibrations of the vehicle safety systems are identified and completed per the manufacturer’s recommendations. We provide the best ADAS calibration and scanning services in Auburn, MA.
Get in touch with us today and let us take care of all your ADAS needs!
