Wheel aligner with advanced diagnostics and no-stop positioning

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10072926
APP PUB NO 20170097229A1
SERIAL NO

15287528

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A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Adam C Maumelle, US 29 181
D'Agostino, Robert J Conway, US 22 183
Jackson, David A Point Roberts, US 92 1893
Lewis, Bradley Gilroy, US 13 251
Rogers, Steven W Conway, US 108 3821
Sellers, Eric R Conway, US 16 90

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