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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Nicholas J. Colarelli, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Timothy A. Larson, Ferguson, MO (US);
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional wheel alignment display system (,) and method includes a processor (,) and display unit (,) interconnected with a motor vehicle wheel alignment system (,) adapted to determine vehicle wheel angular relationships such as camber, caster, and toe. The processor of the display system is configured to manipulate portions of a digital three-dimensional model (,) of at least one motor vehicle wheel and associated suspension components to correspond to the angular relationships determined by the wheel alignment system. The processor is further configured to interactively display a perspective image (,) of the digital three-dimensional model on a display screen (,), to continually update the perspective image as signals are received from the associated wheel alignment system representative of alterations to the angular relationships made by a technician, and to smoothly alter the interactive display of the perspective image to focus on a particular angular relationship of interest, or to view the overall wheel and suspension layout of the motor vehicle, response to user input commands.