Reference platform for motor vehicle operation
AssigneeCarl Schenck AG
InventorKarlheinz Storck
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Abstract
A stable reference platform is securely anchored within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The positioning and anchoring of the platform is accomplished without removing or engaging the passenger seat, and in a manner which avoids soiling and/or damage to the passenger compartment. The reference platform functions to support devices used to automatically operate the vehicle during testing thereof.
Claims9
A reference platform for lockably positioning and orienting control and/or measuring units within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprising a support plate assembly releasably attached to a vehicle steering wheel at the lower apex thereof, spaced apart guideways connected to the support plate assembly on opposite sides of the lower apex of the steering wheel, a connecting plate movably connected to the support plate assembly, the connecting plate having rollers in engagement with the guideways, a control unit positioned within the passenger compartment, and a holding arm connected between the control unit and the connecting plate for manipulating the steering wheel in response to movements of the control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.