公开(公告)号：US20140253909A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US14200564

申请日：2014-03-07

Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company

Inventor： James W. McClenahan ,  Michael T. Stieff ,  John M. Boncek ,  Timothy A. Strege ,  Nicholas J. Colarelli, III

IPC: G01B11/275

CPC classification number: G01B11/2755 ,  G01B2210/12 ,  G01B2210/143 ,  G01B2210/20 ,  G01B2210/24 ,  G01B2210/28 ,  G01B2210/30

Abstract: A vehicle wheel service system including a plurality of sensors positioned in proximity to a heavy-duty multi-axle vehicle, to measure angles associated with three or more axles of the vehicle without repositioning the mounting of the sensors after initiating a measurement procedure. Additional sensors, associated with a vehicle reference, such as the vehicle frame axis, are disposed to provide vehicle reference measurement data which is communicated to a processing system. The processing system is configured with software instructions to evaluate the measurement data and to determine various vehicle wheel alignment angle measurements and/or necessary vehicle adjustments for each axle relative to the vehicle reference or to a fixed axle having a determined relationship to the vehicle reference.

Abstract translation: 一种包括定位在重载多车辆车辆附近的多个传感器的车辆车轮服务系统，用于在开始测量过程之后测量与车辆的三个或更多轴相关联的角度，而不重新定位传感器的安装。 设置与诸如车辆框架轴线的车辆参考相关联的附加传感器，以提供通信给处理系统的车辆参考测量数据。 处理系统配置有软件指令，用于评估测量数据，并且确定相对于车辆参考的每个车轴的各种车轮对准角度测量和/或必要的车辆调整，或确定与车辆参考具有确定关系的固定车轴。

公开(公告)号：US20220390226A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17653430

申请日：2022-03-03

Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company

Inventor： John M. Boncek ,  Timothy A. Strege ,  Nicholas J. Colarelli, III

IPC: G01B11/275

Abstract: A machine-vision vehicle wheel alignment measurement system configured with at least one optical sensor to acquire images of optical targets disposed within an operative field of view. The system further includes a processing system configured with software instructions to determine relative spatial positions and orientations of one or more optical targets visible within images acquired by the optical sensor. The processing system is further configured with software instructions to automatically identify an axle count and axle configuration for a vehicle undergoing an alignment inspection or service using the determined relative spatial positions and orientations of the visible optical targets.

公开(公告)号：US09778030B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US14200564

申请日：2014-03-07

Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company

Inventor： James W. McClenahan ,  Michael T. Stieff ,  John M. Boncek ,  Timothy A. Strege ,  Nicholas J. Colarelli, III

IPC: G01B11/275

CPC classification number: G01B11/2755 ,  G01B2210/12 ,  G01B2210/143 ,  G01B2210/20 ,  G01B2210/24 ,  G01B2210/28 ,  G01B2210/30

Abstract: A vehicle wheel service system including a plurality of sensors positioned in proximity to a heavy-duty multi-axle vehicle, to measure angles associated with three or more axles of the vehicle without repositioning the mounting of the sensors after initiating a measurement procedure. Additional sensors, associated with a vehicle reference, such as the vehicle frame axis, are disposed to provide vehicle reference measurement data which is communicated to a processing system. The processing system is configured with software instructions to evaluate the measurement data and to determine various vehicle wheel alignment angle measurements and/or necessary vehicle adjustments for each axle relative to the vehicle reference or to a fixed axle having a determined relationship to the vehicle reference.