Sensing steering axis inclination and camber with an accelerometer
US7181852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2210/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for measuring and calculating wheel alignment angles. Light weight and mechanically robust accelerometers in measurement heads are attached to a vehicle's wheels during an alignment procedure. The output of the accelerometers may be compensated for effects of temperature or thermal hysteresis by memory lookup or a temperature based feedback control loop.
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