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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Faroog A. Ibrahim, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gerald L. Sielagoski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of identifying a radar requiring alignment and of adjusting the alignment of the radar fixed to a mounting assembly. The identification method includes the steps of determining a misalignment threshold, determining the misalignment angle of the radar, and creating an alignment notice if the misalignment angle exceeds the threshold. The mounting assembly for the adjustment method includes a housing and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the housing. The method includes the steps of determining a radar misalignment angle, consulting a mapping table having adjustment mechanism manipulations associated with each of a plurality of radar misalignment angles to identify an appropriate adjustment mechanism manipulation for the misalignment angle, and performing the adjustment mechanism manipulation identified in the mapping table for the determined radar misalignment angle.