Patent ID: 6064927
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B62D,G01B

Abstract:
A wheel alignment adjustment system comprising:sensing apparatus for sensing alignment characteristics of a vehicle to be aligned;a memory for storing alignment specifications for at least one vehicle;at least one manually operable input device, operable by a user, for selecting parameters of a bushing;a logic circuit for determining, from sensed alignment characteristics, corresponding alignment specifications, and the bushing parameters, an adjustment to improve the alignment characteristics;a display for displaying to a user a representation of the determined adjustment;wherein said logic circuit is responsive to sensed alignment characteristics, stored alignment specifications, and parameters of the installed bushing to select a bushing and a bushing orientation to improve the alignment characteristics, and said logic circuit additionally responsive to selection of a bushing and a bushing orientation to determine the residual caster error and residual camber error which would result from installation of the selected bushing at the selected orientation.