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A wheel alignment system includes either four wheel mountable alignment heads or two alignment heads and two retroreflectors or two alignment heads alone together with a control console and display. A main processing unit is included in the console for performing calculations and for controlling sys

A wheel alignment system includes either four wheel mountable alignment heads or two alignment heads and two retroreflectors or two alignment heads alone together with a control console and display. A main processing unit is included in the console for performing calculations and for controlling systems function control components communications sequences. Each console function control component includes its own controller. The control console further includes a CRT display module and optional voice instruction and printer output modules. A bar code reader is available for quick specifications entry. Communications and decision making instructions are downloaded from the controller in each console function control component to the main processing unit at initialization. Communication between the heads and the console is accomplished either through the use of conducting cords or infrared transmission and reception. Each alignment head also includes a controller which controls collection of alignment data in parallel at each head as well as serial transmission from each head to the console during discrete transmission periods as required by the main processing unit.

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A method of aligning wheels on a vehicle utilizing an intelligent alignment measurement system having a plurality of wheel mounted alignment heads and a remote console including a main processor and a plurality of functional modules including a communications module, comprising the steps of initiali

A method of aligning wheels on a vehicle utilizing an intelligent alignment measurement system having a plurality of wheel mounted alignment heads and a remote console including a main processor and a plurality of functional modules including a communications module, comprising the steps of initializing the system by downloading digitized decision making and communications instructions from the plurality of functional modules to the main processor, whereby the system is automatically configured in accordance with the specific functional modules present in the system, measuring wheel alignment parameters and head status signals at separate ones of the vehicle wheels, digitizing the parameter and status measurements to obtain digital alignment data, storing digitized data at separate ones of the vehicle wheels, and serially transmitting and receiving instructions and digitized data between the communications module and different ones of the alignment heads.