Vehicle wheel alignment methods and systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10692241
APP PUB NO 20190279396A1
SERIAL NO

16423503

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A wheel alignment system includes a side-to-side reference including an active reference pod and a passive reference pod disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle. The active reference pod includes a reference image sensor fixedly attached to a reference target, for mounting on a first side of the vehicle such that the reference image sensor produces image data including a perspective representation of the passive reference pod disposed on a second/opposite side of the vehicle. In operation, alignment cameras on the opposite sides of the vehicle capture perspective representations of targets mounted to vehicle wheels and of targets of the active and passive reference pods. A computer processes the image data to compute an alignment measurement of the vehicle based on a spatial relationship between the active reference pod and the passive reference pod determined according to the image data produced by the reference image sensor.

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SNAP-ON INCORPORATEDKENOSHA WISCONSIN 53143

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Darwin Y Conway, US 9 81
D'Agostino, Robert J Conway, US 25 224
Gill, George M Conway, US 32 881
Gray, Brian K Conway, US 22 159
Harrell, Rodney Greenbrier, US 15 116
Jackson, David A Point Roberts, US 94 2047
Klotz, Larry D Sherwood, US 4 30
Kunert, Joel A Maumelle, US 9 179
Lecrone, Sean P Little Rock, US 4 30
Minor, Bryan C Conway, US 13 96
Rogers, Steven W Conway, US 110 3950
Sellers, Eric R Conway, US 18 123
Sperry, Jonathan A Conway, US 4 30
Swayne, Ronald D Sherwood, US 23 187

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