Patent ID: 6907360

Claim:
A closure measuring system for measuring operable specifications of a movable member through a predetermined range of movement between an open position and a closed position relative to an automotive vehicle comprising: a data sensing device adapted to be removably attached to the movable member of the vehicle for sensing and measuring at least one of a plurality of operable specifications of the movable member, said data sensing device including both a measuring device for generating signals indicative of the force applied to the movable member during said predetermined range of movement and a displacement device for generating signals indicative of the distance travelled by the movable member through said predetermined range of movement; a control panel for calculating and displaying said sensed and measured operable specifications from said data sensing device and comparing said sensed and measured operable specifications to predetermined design specifications of the movable member; and a data acquisition chassis electrically coupled between said data sensing device and said control panel for storing and transmitting said operable specifications between said data sensing device and said control panel; wherein said measuring device includes a gyroscope and loadcell for sensing and measuring the velocity, acceleration and force of the movable member operated through said predetermined range of movement, and said displacement device includes a laser displacement sensor for sensing and measuring the distance travelled by the movable member through said predetermined range of movement and the distance between the movable member and the vehicle.