Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle alignment and sensor calibration system
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Application No.: US16926664Application Date: 2020-07-11
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Publication No.: US11243074B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: David M. DeBoer , Brecht Desmet , Ryan M. Jefferies , Jon D. Lawrence , Thijs Pirmez , Ward Van de Walle , Fredriek Vanneste , Ben Wahlstrom , Nicholas R. Nelson
- Applicant: BPG Sales and Technology Investments, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Ada
- Assignee: BPG Sales and Technology Investments, LLC
- Current Assignee: BPG Sales and Technology Investments, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Ada
- Agency: Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP
- Main IPC: G01B11/275
- IPC: G01B11/275

Abstract:
A system and method for aligning a target to a vehicle for calibration of a sensor equipped on the vehicle includes multiple non-contact wheel alignment sensors configured for use in determining the orientation of tire and wheel assemblies of the vehicle. A target adjustment frame includes a target mount moveably mounted on a base frame, and includes multiple actuators configured to selectively move the target mount relative to the base frame, where the base frame is in a known orientation to the non-contact wheel alignment sensors. A computer system selectively actuates the actuators to position a target relative to the vehicle, with the target mount being moveable about a plurality of axes based on the determination of the orientation of the vehicle relative to the target adjustment frame to position the target relative to a sensor of the vehicle whereby the sensor is able to be calibrated using the target.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200348129A1 VEHICLE ALIGNMENT AND SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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