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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:

Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);

Inventors:

Steven W. Rogers, Conway, AR (US);

David A. Jackson, Point Roberts, WA (US);

Bradley Lewis, Gilroy, CA (US);

Adam C. Brown, Maumelle, AR (US);

Robert J. D'Agostino, Conway, AR (US);

Eric R. Sellers, Conway, AR (US);

Assignee:

Snap-On Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/275 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60S 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); B62D 17/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/275 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60S 5/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/2755 (2013.01); G06K 9/00624 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); B62D 17/00 (2013.01); G01B 2210/12 (2013.01); G01B 2210/14 (2013.01); G01B 2210/26 (2013.01); G01B 2210/30 (2013.01); G01M 17/013 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

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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