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8169604 Parameter detection system  
The present invention refers to a parameter detection system for detecting in a non-mechanical manner at least one parameter of an object (1) to be examined. The parameter detection system includes...
8136259 Wheel alignment device adapted to compensate for runout error  
Alignment device adapted to measure characteristic angles of the wheels and of the steering of motor vehicles, particularly camber, toe-in, caster, by way of arms provided with sensors to be...
8125630 Automatic tracking camera  
A tracking system includes an emitter array configured to emit radiation around a subject to be tracked in at least one dimension wherein each emitter or group of emitters is modulated to permit...
8111387 Methods and systems for wheel profile measurement  
Methods and systems for determining a parameter of a vehicle wheel are provided. The vehicle wheel is mounted on a shaft having an axis of rotation. The method includes projecting a pattern onto...
8107062 Non contact wheel alignment sensor and method  
A sensor and method of determining the orientation of an object, such as the alignment characteristics of a tire and wheel assembly mounted on a vehicle, includes projecting a plurality of light...
8076214 Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same  
A display substrate includes a signal line, a thin-film transistor (“TFT”), a key pattern, a light-blocking pattern, a color filter, a pixel electrode and an alignment key. The signal line and the...
8033028 Method and apparatus for vehicle service system optical target assembly  
A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of a vehicle wheel using an optical target attached to the vehicle wheel, the optical target having a dimensionally stable shape and a plurality...
7982766 Method and device for determining the alignment of the wheels of a vehicle  
Method for determining the angles and the characteristic parameters of the alignment of a vehicle situated at a measurement location comprising the following steps: equipping each of the wheels of...
7978322 Calibrating aircraft surfaces  
Systems and methods to calibrate aircraft surfaces are provided. A particular method includes installing a set of laser targets. The set of laser targets includes at least first laser target and a...
7930834 Method and apparatus for vehicle service system optical target assembly  
A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of a vehicle wheel using an optical target attached to the vehicle wheel, the optical target having a dimensionally stable shape and a plurality...
7907265 Method for the determination of the axle geometry of a vehicle  
A method is for determining the axle geometry of a vehicle, wherein light of a given structure is projected onto a vehicle wheel, and the diffusely reflected light can be analyzed in order to...
7869018 Method and apparatus for evaluating vehicle reference planes  
A method and apparatus for comparing reference planes during a vehicle wheel alignment procedure using a machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system. The machine vision vehicle wheel alignment...
7864309 Non contact wheel alignment sensor and method  
A sensor and method of determining the orientation of an object, such as the alignment characteristics of a tire and wheel assembly mounted on a vehicle, includes projecting a plurality of light...
7855783 Integrated circuit image sensor for wheel alignment systems  
An integrated circuit (IC), for use in an imaging module of a wheel alignment system, incorporates an image sensor as well as a number of other features. Some of the added features are implemented...
7808627 Method for directing a controlled movement of a vehicle component  
Methods for facilitating controlled movement of at least one vehicle wheel. The methods include the step of presenting a display of information, such as by visual display or audible signals, to an...
7768632 Method of and apparatus for determining geometrical dimensions of a vehicle wheel  
A method and an apparatus of determining geometrical dimensions of a motor vehicle wheel (rim/tire assembly) 1 by contact-less sensing, wherein the wheel is fixed on wheel receiving means 2 of a...
7746456 Apparatus for contactless 3D wheel alignment, system and method therefor  
An alignment measuring apparatus for 3D contactless measuring alignment of a wheel of an automotive vehicle, a system formed by several apparatuses for a total wheel alignment of all wheels of an...
7715024 Method of and apparatus for determining geometrical dimensions of a wheel rim, in particular when fitting and/or removing a motor vehicle tyre  
An apparatus for and a method of fitting or removing a motor vehicle tyre (4) comprising a rotatably supported wheel receiving device (2) to which the rim (3) is to be fixed, at least one fitting...
7710555 Apparatus and method for determining the orientation of an object such as vehicle wheel alignment  
An apparatus for determining wheel assembly alignment comprises a contact assembly, a light source, and a light beam receiving assembly. The contact assembly engages the wheel assembly to define a...
7702126 Vehicle lift measurement system  
A method and apparatus for utilizing a machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system to measure an orientation of one or more vehicle supporting surfaces of a vehicle lift system, and to measure...
7684028 Remote sensing digital angle gauge  
A remote sensing angle gauge includes a sensor responding to physical stimulus and transmitting a resulting impulse for measuring an angle, and a user interface separate and remote from said sensor...
7684026 Fault tolerant wheel alignment head and system  
A sensing head and system utilizes fault tolerant design and self-diagnosis. Alternative operation modes are provided when one or more functional modules or components fail. Unique designs provide...
7640673 Calibration and operation of wheel alignment systems  
A method is provided for calibrating a sensor pod of a wheel alignment system, the sensor pod including a housing rotatably mounted on a spindle, and an image sensor in the housing having a viewing...
7583372 Machine vision vehicle wheel alignment image processing methods  
A method of the present invention provides methods for processing images of vehicle wheel assemblies acquired during vehicle service procedures to determine vehicle wheel assembly pose components,...
7548307 Apparatus and method for wheel alignment  
A mounting fixture assembly allows the attachment of a laser light emitting device—in this case a laser level—used along with a light reception board to determine thrust, toe, and camber mea...
7538864 Vehicle wheel alignment system scanned beam imaging sensor  
A vehicle wheel alignment sensor for a machine-vision vehicle wheel alignment system comprising a scanned beam camera incorporating an illumination source, a means for deflecting light emitted by...
7535558 Method for optical chassis measurement  
The invention relates to a method for optically measuring a chassis at a testing station. According to said method, radiation that is reflected by a surface structure of a vehicle, comprising at...
7518714 Vehicle service system with variable-lens imaging sensors  
A optical imaging sensor assembly for a machine-vision vehicle service system comprising a variable lens optical assembly. The variable lens optical assembly is controlled in response to direction...
7495755 Vehicle tire changing system with imaging components  
An improved vehicle tire changing system for servicing a vehicle wheel assembly consisting of a tire and rim, configured with one or more imaging sensors to accurately measure distances,...
7454841 Method and apparatus for wheel alignment system target projection and illumination  
A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system configured with at least one cameras for acquiring images of the wheels of a vehicle, and an associated light projectors configured to project a...
7453559 Vehicle lift reference system for movable machine-vision alignment system sensors  
A method for enabling a vehicle wheel alignment system to compensate an imaging sensor coordinate system for changes associated with adjustments to the pose of an imaging sensor, following movement...
7369222 Wheel aligner measurement module attachment system  
In a vehicle alignment system an optical sensing mechanism is structurally coupled to a vehicle supporting lift for movement in unison with the lift so that the field of view of the sensing...
7355687 Method and apparatus for vehicle service system with imaging components  
An improved vehicle wheel service system for servicing a vehicle wheel assembly, configured with one or more imaging sensors to accurately measure distances, dimensions, and characteristics of...
7336350 Wheel alignment apparatus and method utilizing three-dimensional imaging  
A vehicle wheel alignment system utilizing a non-contact range finding system in conjunction with one or more optical imaging sensors to acquire images of a fixed target, fixed random object, or...
7295297 Image sensing wheel alignment system  
An improved image sensing wheel alignment system for calculating vehicle wheel alignments having a detector array for receiving an input image containing vehicle wheel alignment information. An...
7265821 Caster angle measurement system for vehicle wheels  
An apparatus and method is provided for measuring the caster angle of a steerable wheel assembly without contact with the vehicle. An image capture device, preferably a CCD type video camera or...
7236240 Time-resolved photogrammetric measurement of wheel position values  
The invention concerns a device for three-dimensional photogrammetric capture of an object with time resolution, comprising a first auxiliary assembly set on the object to be captured, a second...
7221441 Method for measuring optically reflective vehicle wheel surfaces  
A method for the operation of a vehicle wheel service system configured to illuminate a surface of a vehicle wheel rim and tire assembly. The method includes the steps of mounting a vehicle wheel...
7199873 Method and apparatus for balancing a motor vehicle wheel  
A method and apparatus for balancing a motor vehicle wheel, in which after an unbalance measuring operation, at least one balancing weight is attached to at least one balancing plane in a given...
7177740 Method and apparatus for dynamic measuring three-dimensional parameters of tire with laser vision  
Three-dimensional parameters of a tire are measured dynamically in a non-contact way using laser vision technology. Two laser vision sensors are used, which are calibrated and then used for...
7069660 Gradient calculating camera board  
In a machine vision system utilizing computer processing of image data, an imaging module incorporates the image sensor as well as pre-processing circuitry, for example, for performing a background...
7064818 Method and apparatus for determining geometrical data of a motor vehicle wheel mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation  
A method and an apparatus for determining geometrical data of a motor vehicle wheel 2 mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation 1, in which in at least two planes 19, 20 which are perpendicular...
6968282 Self-calibrating, multi-camera machine vision measuring system  
An apparatus and method for calibrating machine vision measuring systems that have more than one camera are disclosed. A first calibration target is mounted in a fixed relationship to a first...
6842238 Device for measuring the parameters of a vehicle characteristic attitude  
A system for measuring the characteristic attitude parameters of a vehicle, comprising at least one video camera arranged to monitor at least one image of a target rigid with at least one wheel of...
6796043 Target system for use with position determination system  
A target system for determining the location of a position on a vehicle comprises a target body, one or more target elements, a trigger, and a point definer. The target elements are disposed on the...
6763318 Distance sensor with a compensation device for an angle misalignment on a vehicle  
A distance sensor having a sensor for a motor vehicle in which an arrangement is provided by which gnment angles and trajectory curvatures can be compensated for during travel not only on a...
6754562 Method and apparatus for wireless information transfer in vehicle service systems  
A vehicle service system wherein a computer is configured for active wireless communication over a wireless micro-network with any of a variety of similarly configured external components and...
6744497 Integrated circuit image sensor for wheel alignment systems  
An improved image sensor for computer systems that use images to calculate vehicle wheel alignments which includes an integrated circuit having a detector array for receiving an image containing...
6731382 Self-calibrating 3D machine measuring system useful in motor vehicle wheel alignment  
Techniques are disclosed for providing a system that has a plurality of devices in which the position of a device of the plurality of devices relative to another device of the plurality of devices...
6714291 Process for identifying a specific light signal used in a linear optical sensor of goniometer from among other potentially disturbing light signals  
The process of the invention can be used for measuring angles characteristic of wheels of a motor vehicle, in which a light signal is produced by a light beam having a predetermined direction with...
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