Arrangement for determining wheel alignment
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorBoopathy Mani
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Abstract
An on-board arrangement for determining wheel alignment of a steerable wheel mounted on an axle of a vehicle, wherein the steerable wheel is mounted to the axle by means of a steering knuckle, the arrangement comprising a pattern provided on a first one of the steering knuckle and the axle, wherein the pattern defines a tolerance zone for wheel alignment of the steerable wheel, and a sensor assembly mounted on a second one of the steering knuckle and the axle, the sensor assembly being configured to detect the pattern and collect sensor data relating to the detected pattern, wherein the collected sensor data are indicative of whether the wheel alignment is within the tolerance zone. An on-board wheel alignment system and a method for adjusting wheel alignment are also disclosed.
Claims19
An on-board arrangement for determining wheel alignment of a steerable wheel mounted on an axle of a vehicle, wherein the steerable wheel is mounted to the axle by means of a steering knuckle, the arrangement comprising:
- a pattern provided on a first one of the steering knuckle and the axle, wherein the pattern defines a tolerance zone for wheel alignment of the steerable wheel;
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- a sensor assembly mounted on a second one of the steering knuckle and the axle, the sensor assembly being configured to detect the pattern and collect sensor data relating to the detected pattern, wherein the collected sensor data are indicative of whether the wheel alignment is within the tolerance zone.
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