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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
David A. Voeller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Timothy A. Strege, Sunset Hills, MO (US);
Inventors:
David A. Voeller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Timothy A. Strege, Sunset Hills, MO (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A optical imaging sensor assembly for a machine-vision vehicle service system comprising a variable lens optical assembly. The variable lens optical assembly is controlled in response to direction from a vehicle service software application to alter an optical characteristic such as a field of view, a lens focal length, or an optical axis alignment to acquire images for use in a vehicle service procedure such as a vehicle wheel alignment procedure, vehicle tire balancing procedure, or tire changing procedure.