Patent ID: 8342222

Claim:
A method for mounting a tyre on a rim to form a motor vehicle wheel and for demounting a tyre from a rim with at least one fitting or removal tool, the method comprising: creating, via a vision system, first images of the wheel or rim and the at least one fitting or removal tool, and sending corresponding first signals to a computer; sending, via the computer, a first move command to the at least one fitting or removal tool after creating the first images; creating, via the vision system, second images of the wheel or rim and the at least one fitting or removal tool after movement of the at least one fitting or removal tool according to the first move command, and sending corresponding second signals to the computer; determining, based on a correlation of the first and second signals of the vision system and the first move command, a second move command which is necessary to approach a desired position of the at least one fitting or removal tool relative to the rim contour, wherein the correlation comprises detecting positions of the at least one fitting or removal tool and the wheel or rim relative to each other by image interpretation, and, responsive to the first move command, comparing the first and second images represented by the first and second signals of the vision system to determine the second move command; and guiding the movement of the at least one fitting or removal tool based on the performed correlation of the first and second signals of the vision system and the move command, without contacting the rim surface.