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Method and apparatus for measuring the running gears on a motor vehicle

  • US 6,766,229 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2001
  • Issued: 07/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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