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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2020
Bpg Sales and Technology Investments, Llc, Ada, MI (US);
David M. DeBoer, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brecht Desmet, Machelen-Zulte, BE;
Ryan M. Jefferies, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jon D. Lawrence, Corvallis, OR (US);
Thijs Pirmez, Sint-Andries, BE;
Ward Van de Walle, Hansbeke, BE;
Fredriek Vanneste, Staden, BE;
Ben Wahlstrom, Austin, TX (US);
Nicholas R. Nelson, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
BPG Sales and Technology Investments, LLC, Ada, MI (US);
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.