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Vehicle wheel alignment system scanned beam imaging sensor

US7538864B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2006
Grant dateMay 26, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B2210/286
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle wheel alignment sensor for a machine-vision vehicle wheel alignment system comprising a scanned beam camera incorporating an illumination source, a means for deflecting light emitted by the illumination source along a path within a field of view, and a detector array for receiving illumination reflected from objects within the field of view to generate an image which is representative of a region of interest within the field of view.

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