Method and apparatus for evaluating an axle condition on a moving vehicle
US10068389B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle measurement station utilizing one or more displacement sensors disposed on each opposite side of an inspection region of a vehicle inspection lane to acquire displacement measurement data along associated measurement axes. At least a portion of the displacement measurement data is associated with the outermost wheel assemblies on an axle of a moving vehicle passing through the inspection region, and utilized to determine one or more vehicle characteristics, such as an axle total toe condition.
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