Wheel Force Transducer Stator Angle Correction Device

An apparatus, comprising:

• a mounting bracket configured for fixed attachment to a vehicle in a position spaced apart from a wheel of a vehicle, the mounting bracket supporting a housing;
• a rotary encoder mounted within the housing;
• a stator rod retainer aligned with a rotational axis of the rotary encoder and having a through-bore extending perpendicular to the rotational axis, wherein the stator rod retainer is in mechanical communication with at least one bearing for rotation relative to a stationary portion of the rotary encoder, and the stator rod retainer is configured to support a first end of a stator rod for substantially free movement through the through-bore;
• and
• a controller associated with the rotary encoder configured to determine, when a second end of the stator rod is fixedly attached to an encoder stator attached to the wheel and the first end extends through the through-bore, a stator angle of the stator rod for adjusting at least one value associated with the wheel that is measured using the encoder stator.