Patent Document ID: 20090234480
Application ID: 12381365
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for repairing a damaged vehicle comprising: a. selecting a specification database for the vehicle type to be repaired, wherein the database establishes positional measurements for a plurality of reference points for the selected vehicle; b. establishing a datum; c. selecting and holding an initial reference point with respect to the datum; d. selecting a reference point to be repaired; e. determining the deviation of the selected reference point from its specified position and establishing the deviation by three-dimensional measurements with respect to the datum; f. calculating a force vector for defining the direction of force to be applied to the reference point to cause the reference point to be moved to its specified position; g. applying force to the reference point in the direction of the force vector; h. establishing when the reference point is returned to its specified position and discontinuing the application of force; i. holding the reference point at that specified position; and j. repeating steps d through i for each of the plurality of reference point on the damaged vehicle that require repair.