Hunter Engineering Company

Other

Automotive Electronics, Inc.

John D Klarer

David A Voeller

William D Heine

An imaging sensor observes a field of view through which a vehicle passes, at an orientation and position suitable for acquisition of license plate data from a surface of the vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle position, at least one image of a surface of the vehicle including a license plate is acquired and evaluated to extract license plate data. The position of the vehicle for acquisition of the image is established by a trigger in a fixed relationship with the imaging sensor.

Methods for identifying a vehicle from captured image data

A vehicle wheel alignment sensor unit is configured with an absolute rotational position sensor to provide an absolute rotational position of a mounting shaft relative to the vehicle wheel alignment sensor unit enabling resumption of operation and recall of stored runout data subsequent to an operational disruption such as a system power loss. An internal power source maintains the integrity of the sensor memory for a definite span of time during momentary system power losses such as battery changes or during overnight shutdowns, permitting the mounting shaft runout compensation values to be maintained and utilized upon the restoration of system power.

Apparatus and method for maintaining wheel alignment sensor runout compensation

A photo-interruptive sensor and an associated interrupter disk are configured to operate in conjunction with a relative rotational position sensor to provide an absolute rotational position of a mounting shaft relative to a vehicle wheel alignment sensor unit. The interrupter disk is secured relative to the mounting shaft of the vehicle wheel alignment sensor, and the photo-interruptive sensor is secured in operative relationship to the interrupter disk. The interrupter disk is configured with a raised peripheral lip having multiple teeth and gaps, each of a unique arcuate length. Signals from the photo-interruptive sensor, together with relative rotational position signals from the relative rotational position sensor in operative relationship to the mounting shaft, are conveyed to a sensor processor and utilized to store, in a sensor memory area, one or more absolute mounting shaft rotational positions. An internal power source maintains the integrity of the sensor memory for a definite span of time during momentary system power losses such as battery changes or during overnight shutdowns, permitting the mounting shaft runout compensation values to be maintained and utilized upon the restoration of system power.

In accordance with the present invention, the ignition cutoff assembly includes fork switch , ignition coil kill circuit , upper bracket support clamps , switch activation collar , rod , upper bracket , and lower bracket . Fork switch is a commercially available lever-actuated microswitch capable of signaling ignition coil kill circuit upon actuation by switch activation collar . Ignition coil kill circuit comprises commercially available electronic circuitry including at least one high voltage transistor and/or or and/or and/or and/or . Upper bracket support clamps are commercially available clamps made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material capable of retaining upper bracket . Upper bracket is custom made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material capable of providing a mounting location for fork switch . Lower bracket is made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material capable of providing a mounting location for rod . Rod is made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material capable of actuating fork switch upon predetermined travel of fork upper section and fork lower section . Switch activation collar is made of metal, plastic, or other suitable material capable of adjustment on rod to actuate fork switch upon motion of rod

Motorcycle safety switch

An automotive powertrain assembly testing system comprising an interface module adapted to interconnect between an electronic control module of an automotive vehicle and an on-site computer system capable of accessing a remote database and data interpretation system. The interface module includes a four channel signal input capable of sampling data at a rate of 500,000 samples per second, in the range of zero to 250 volts. The interface module further includes a sample buffer capable of storing 32,768 samples per input channel. Electronic samples received by the interface module are transferred via an electronic connection to the on-site computer system, for real-time display to a system operator, and for transfer via a standard phone line or high-speed data connection to a remote database and data interpretation system. The data interpretation system receives the sampled data, compares it with acceptable data values for the vehicle undergoing diagnosis, and generates a component evaluation report. The component evaluation report is transmitted back to the on-site computer system for display to the operator or technicians, and includes a listing of vehicle components generating signals which are outside acceptable ranges. The data interpretation system further indicates to the operator or technician a repair priority for the failed components to facilitate rapid repair of the automotive vehicle.

Growing community of inventors

St. Charles, MO, United States of America

John D Klarer