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Of course anytime!

I work on Mercedes, Sprinter, and SMART for my full time job.

That was helpful for the L4 just because ADAS related systems have been on Mercedes for a while now.

Jordan Hill wrote on Sep 21^st, 2022 at 5:19am:


Honestly, I cannot say one method is employed more than the other. (For example, last month I did a Forward collision prevention Radar unit, it was Dynamic, and I am working on a stereoscopic camera now and it is static and dynamic)

I would describe it as a healthy combination of the following procedures depending on year and model:

1- Static  (Parking Cameras)

2- Dynamic (radar sensors)

3- Static and then Dynamic (Windshield mounted stereoscopic cameras)

4- No formal calibration, just an Initialization, or what the scan tool might call a "zero-point calibration" (Blind-spot/object detection bumper based sensors)

And some radar sensors require a mechanical adjustment first and some do not. It just depends

Before a forget, I good resource I found for ADAS theory is the Bosch Automotive Handbook (I think they are on the 11th Ed.).  It helped me go deeper (perhaps more than needed) for the L4 prep, but as MB uses Bosch quite a bit for their ADAS components, it was super interesting to read Bosch's theory and operation descriptions directly from the supplier

Sam M. wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2022 at 1:25am:



Thanks for sharing.  Very interesting stuff, and way more fun than brake jobs and water pumps!

Sam M. wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2022 at 1:25am:


I have had a few other people mention that book as well.  I haven't picked up a copy yet, but it is on the list.

Sam M. wrote on Oct 8^th, 2022 at 1:47am:


Thanks for the heads up! 

It is a  for me too.