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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Ulrich Pingel, Marl, DE;
Ralf Viehl, Marl, DE;
Inventors:
Ulrich Pingel, Marl, DE;
Ralf Viehl, Marl, DE;
Assignee:
Ventech GmbH, Marl, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for automatically identifying a type of vehicle on a test stand includes: a) supplying predetermined parameters characterizing the type of vehicle; b) providing a test stand encompassing a plurality of sensors; c) sensing at least some areas of a tire on the test stand; and d) determining at least one tire property from values sensed by means of at least some of the sensors. The properties determined in step d) are compared with the predetermined parameters, and the type of vehicle is assigned on that basis, or parameters of a new type of vehicle are defined if the properties fail to match the parameters.