公开(公告)号：US07043396B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-09

申请号：US10741501

申请日：2003-12-19

申请人： Timothy A. Larson ,  Dennis D. Bowen ,  Michael T. Stieff

发明人： Timothy A. Larson ,  Dennis D. Bowen ,  Michael T. Stieff

IPC分类号： G01C9/00 ,  G01B11/275 ,  G01B5/24

CPC分类号： G01B21/26

摘要： A method and apparatus for guiding an operator in the alignment of the wheels of an automotive vehicle which has been either modified from a original manufacturer configuration, or for which no previously established alignment settings are known. Initially, the operator identifies known information about the vehicle and selects a desired characteristic of the vehicle for which the vehicle alignment is to be optimized. A set of initial alignment settings are presented to the operator, based upon the selected characteristic for the vehicle, and the vehicle alignment is adjusted thereto. One or more subsequent measurements of the vehicle are acquired. Alignment adjustments to further improve the selected characteristic, identified in response to the vehicle measurements are presented to the operator. The process of alignment adjustment, measurement, and presented adjustments is repeated until an optimal alignment setting for the selected characteristic is reached.

摘要翻译： 用于引导操作者对已经从原始制造商配置进行了修改或已经没有预先建立的对准设置已知的机动车辆的车轮对准的方法和装置。 最初，操作员识别关于车辆的已知信息，并且选择要优化车辆对准的车辆的期望特性。 基于所选择的车辆特性，将一组初始对准设置呈现给操作者，并且调整车辆对准。 获得车辆的一个或多个后续测量。 向操作人员呈现对准调整以进一步提高响应车辆测量识别的选定特性。 重复对齐调整，测量和呈现调整的过程，直到达到所选特征的最佳对准设置。