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41.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10444010B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-15
申请号：US15068299
申请日：2016-03-11
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： Timothy A. Strege , Daniel R. Dorrance
IPC: G01B11/275
Abstract: A method for detecting the occurrence of deviations from level, straight-line rolling movement of a wheel assembly across a supporting surface during a rolling compensation procedure associated with a vehicle wheel alignment measurement or inspection system by identifying changes in measurements or calculated parameters associated with the wheel assembly which would be unchanged during an ideal level and straight-line rolling movement. Identified changes in the measurements or calculated parameters are evaluated to either warn an operator of the occurrence of a deviation, or to generate a correction factor to account for at least a portion of an effect which the deviations introduce into compensation calculations or subsequent wheel alignment measurements or service procedures.
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公开(公告)号：US10408610B1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-10
申请号：US15216510
申请日：2016-07-21
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： Bruce E. Bernard , Timothy A. Strege
IPC: G01B11/26 , G01B11/275 , G01M17/02
Abstract: A vehicle measurement station utilizing an array of displacement sensors disposed on each opposite side of a sensing region of a vehicle inspection lane to acquire displacement measurement data and surface characteristic data, associated with the surfaces of a vehicle passing through the sensing region, from which vehicle components such as body panels, tire, and wheels can be identified, and from which vehicle parameters such as velocity, wheel assembly dimensions, and wheel assembly spatial orientations can be determined.
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43.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20170140237A1
公开(公告)日：2017-05-18
申请号：US15347526
申请日：2016-11-09
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
CPC classification number: G06K9/3258 , G06K9/033 , G06K2209/15
Abstract: A procedure for acquiring and utilizing vehicle license plate image data during a vehicle service or inspection process. Acquired license plate images are evaluated to identify visible license plate features including license plate characters and a license plate jurisdiction. The information is communicated to a data archive system which is configured to employ a set of jurisdiction localization rules to match a specific vehicle identification number to the license plate data. A compilation of the identified and matched data is communicated to a vehicle service system or inspection system, for utilization in a vehicle service procedure or inspection process.
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公开(公告)号：US20150020583A1
公开(公告)日：2015-01-22
申请号：US14332991
申请日：2014-07-16
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
IPC: G01B5/25
CPC classification number: G01B11/275 , G01B5/25 , G01B2210/24
Abstract: A procedure for measuring and adjusting an alignment of each axle of a trailer or semi-trailer while the trailer or semi-trailer is coupled to a tow vehicle by a hitch, tow bar, kingpin, or fifth wheel hitch. Measurements of the alignment of each axle of the trailer or semi-trailer are acquired from wheel-mounted sensor means utilizing either directly or indirectly a reference line of the trailer and an established reference point on the tow vehicle. A thrust angle of a first trailer or semi-trailer axle is referenced directly to the established reference line, while scrub angles associated with additional trailer or semi-trailer axles are referenced either directly or indirectly to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle, and indirectly to the established reference point. Any necessary adjustments are made to the first trailer or semi-trailer axle to bring the axle thrust angle to within a specification tolerance, and then to the scrub angle of each additional axle.
Abstract translation: 拖车或半拖车通过搭接，牵引杆，中转销或第五轮联结联结到牵引车辆时，用于测量和调整拖车或半拖车的每个轴的对准的程序。 拖车或半拖车的每个轴的对准测量是从轮式安装的传感器装置获得的，其利用直接或间接的拖车的参考线和拖车上的已建立的参考点。 第一拖车或半挂车轴的推力角直接参考已建立的参考线，而与额外拖车或半挂车车轴相关的磨擦角度直接或间接参考第一拖车或半挂车车轴，以及 间接地建立了参考点。 对第一拖车或半挂车轴进行任何必要的调整，以将轴推力角度设置在规定范围内，然后再到每个附加轴的摩擦角度。
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公开(公告)号：US20130162422A1
公开(公告)日：2013-06-27
申请号：US13774785
申请日：2013-02-22
Applicant: HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY
Inventor： Nicholas J. Colarelli , Timothy A. Strege
IPC: B60C23/02
CPC classification number: G01B21/26 , B60C23/0408 , G01B2210/26
Abstract: A computer-based vehicle service system, such as a wheel alignment system, is configured with a tire pressure monitoring system interface to acquire measurements of the air pressure directly from tire pressure monitoring system sensors installed in the tires of a vehicle undergoing a service procedure. The vehicle service system is further configured to utilize the acquired air pressure measurements to complete at least one vehicle diagnostic procedure.
Abstract translation: 基于计算机的车辆服务系统，例如车轮对准系统，配置有轮胎压力监测系统接口，以直接从安装在经历服务程序的车辆的轮胎中的轮胎压力监测系统传感器获取空气压力的测量值。 车辆服务系统还被配置为利用所获取的空气压力测量来完成至少一个车辆诊断程序。
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公开(公告)号：US11614380B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-28
申请号：US16916007
申请日：2020-06-29
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： Timothy A. Strege
Abstract: A drive-through vehicle inspection system acquiring information from engraved markings on the tire sidewalls of a moving vehicle. Optical imaging sensors disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle acquire images of the sidewall surfaces for each passing wheel assembly. The acquired images are evaluated by a processing system configured to identify, within the acquired images, visible markings engraved into the tire sidewall surfaces which include at first portion having a first optical reflectivity, and a second portion having a second optical reflectivity which is different from the first optical reflectivity. Each identified marking is decoded to retrieve data stored therein, representative of the tire, wheel assembly, and/or associated vehicle onto which the wheel assembly is installed. The retrieved data is incorporated into an inspection report and/or utilized by the vehicle inspection system to access vehicle-specific information contained within an indexed database.
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公开(公告)号：US11333525B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-17
申请号：US16572240
申请日：2019-09-16
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： David A. Voeller , Gerald E. Friton , Timothy A. Strege , Patrick Callanan
IPC: G01C25/00 , G01B11/27 , G01S7/497 , G01S7/40 , G01S13/931 , G01S17/931 , G01C3/02 , G05D1/00
Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning, calibrating, or inspecting an onboard vehicle sensor having an external field of view by providing a calibration component on a support structure for positioning at a short calibration distance from the vehicle and which is within the field of view of said sensor. The calibration component is configured to appear to the sensor as if it was positioned at a predetermined linear calibration distance from the vehicle which is greater than the actual short calibration distance.
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48.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10935465B1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-02
申请号：US16990427
申请日：2020-08-11
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： Michael T. Stieff , Timothy A. Strege
IPC: G01M17/00 , G01M17/007 , G07C5/08 , G01S7/40 , H04N9/31 , G01S13/931 , G01S7/497 , G01S13/86 , G01S17/931
Abstract: A vehicle service system and method to determine spatial parameters of a vehicle, employing a display system under processor control, to display or project visible indicia onto surfaces in proximity to a vehicle undergoing a safety system service or inspection identifying one or more locations, relative to the determined vehicle centerline or thrust line, at which a calibration fixture, optical target, or simulated test drive imagery is visible for observation by a sensor onboard the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20200011703A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-09
申请号：US16572240
申请日：2019-09-16
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： David A. Voeller , Gerald E. Friton , Timothy A. Strege , Patrick Callanan
Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning, calibrating, or inspecting an onboard vehicle sensor having an external field of view by providing a calibration component on a support structure for positioning at a short calibration distance from the vehicle and which is within the field of view of said sensor. The calibration component is configured to appear to the sensor as if it was positioned at a predetermined linear calibration distance from the vehicle which is greater than the actual short calibration distance.
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公开(公告)号：US10365355B1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-30
申请号：US15492636
申请日：2017-04-20
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor： Nicholas J. Colarelli, III , Timothy A. Strege
Abstract: A method for transforming track representations associated with a spatial position and movement of objects or features observed in an external environment surrounding a vehicle from a vehicle-centric spatial frame of reference, such as associated with a vehicle body or centerline, into a common vehicle movement spatial frame of reference such as may be associated with a vehicle thrust line or vehicle thrust angle.
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