Method and apparatus for measuring the running gears on a motor vehicle
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1. A method to perform wheel alignment measurements on wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
- using a central computer to control the wheel alignment measurements using a wheel alignment program; and
using a machine operable by a machine control program included in the wheel alignment program, to turn and to position the wheels of a steerable axis of the vehicle to positions required for the wheel alignment measurements, wherein the machine control program that includes a plurality of control procedures for automatic positioning the wheels including any of the procedures for positioning the wheels to “
drive straight ahead”
, for automatically turning the wheels to the left and to the right, for automatically positioning the wheels to “
single track left” and
“
single track right”
, for turning the wheels to a maximum angle, and for maintaining the wheels at 0°
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Abstract
In a method and an apparatus for a program controlled wheel alignment measurement of the running gears of vehicles the various steps or groups of steps of the measurement procedure are carried out under the control of a central computer of the wheel alignment system or a microprocessor in a machine-like device for turning the steering wheel of the vehicle. The wheel of the steerable axis are turned and positioned, respectively, under the control of the program to the positions required for carrying out the wheel alignment measurement of the running gears.
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1. A method to perform wheel alignment measurements on wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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using a central computer to control the wheel alignment measurements using a wheel alignment program; and
using a machine operable by a machine control program included in the wheel alignment program, to turn and to position the wheels of a steerable axis of the vehicle to positions required for the wheel alignment measurements, wherein the machine control program that includes a plurality of control procedures for automatic positioning the wheels including any of the procedures for positioning the wheels to “
drive straight ahead”
, for automatically turning the wheels to the left and to the right, for automatically positioning the wheels to “
single track left” and
“
single track right”
, for turning the wheels to a maximum angle, and for maintaining the wheels at 0°
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12. An apparatus for performing wheel alignment measurements on wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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a central computer to control execution of the wheel alignment measurements using a wheel alignment program; and
a machine operable by a machine control program included in the wheel alignment program, to turn and to position the wheels of a steerable axis of the vehicle to positions required for the wheel alignment measurements, wherein the machine control program includes a plurality of control procedures for automatic positioning the wheels including any of the procedures for positioning the wheels to “
drive straight ahead”
, for automatically turning the wheels to the left and to the right, for automatically positioning the wheels to “
single track left” and
to “
single track right”
, for turning the wheels to a maximum angle, and for maintaining the wheels at 0°
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