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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Michael W. Douglas, St. Charles, MO (US);
Leigh R. Burns, Jr., Troy, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Douglas, St. Charles, MO (US);
Leigh R. Burns, Jr., Troy, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining a parameter of a vehicle wheel are provided. The vehicle wheel is mounted on a shaft having an axis of rotation. The method includes projecting a pattern onto the wheel wherein the pattern includes a plurality of discrete optically detectable elements and determining a dimensional parameter of the wheel utilizing at least two of the plurality of discrete elements.