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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Sergio A. Botello, Del Rio, TX (US);
Jacob R. Kidney, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Juan C. Dehoyos, Del Rio, TX (US);
Gregory A. Rasor, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
David O. Stalnaker, Hartville, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to methods, systems, devices, and non-transitory media for increasing repeatability and reliability of tire testing trials including one or more of the following: capturing position data from a position sensor, wherein the capture of the position data is indicative of alignment with the desired testing area along the first axis; determining whether the position data indicates that the testing wheel is aligned with the desired testing area along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, and when the position data indicates that the testing wheel is aligned with the desired testing area along a second axis, effecting initiation of a testing event.