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A system for measuring the points on a vehicle includes reference emitters fixed relative to the vehicle, electromagnetic radiation-emitting probes, a camera, and a computer. The camera senses the direction of the emitter from three different locations so the computer can triangulate to determine th

A system for measuring the points on a vehicle includes reference emitters fixed relative to the vehicle, electromagnetic radiation-emitting probes, a camera, and a computer. The camera senses the direction of the emitter from three different locations so the computer can triangulate to determine the position of the emitter. The position is then put onto a standard coordinate system and is compared to standard data for the type of vehicle to determine the extent of deviation of the measured point from the standard data. This provides real time data to a person who is straightening the vehicle or aligning parts of the vehicle to know when the straightening or aligning is complete.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for measuring the relative locations of selected points on a vehicle, comprising:a plurality of reference emitters, adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and to provide reference emitter signals;at least one probe moveable to at least one selected point

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for measuring the relative locations of selected points on a vehicle, comprising:a plurality of reference emitters, adapted to be fixed relative to the vehicle and to provide reference emitter signals;at least one probe moveable to at least one selected point on the vehicle and including at least two probe emitters for providing probe emitter signals;a camera, including at least three sensors for receiving said reference emitter signals and said probe emitter signals and for providing reference and probe emitter location data signals; anda computer for receiving said reference and probe emitter location data signals and having access to standard vehicle data and for calculating the relative location of said at least one selected point and for comparing the relative location of said at least one selected point to the standard vehicle data. [15.] A method for measuring the deviation of selected points on a vehicle relative to standard dimensions for the vehicle type measured, comprising the steps of:providing data having standard dimensions for selected points on the vehicle;positioning reference emitters at fixed locations relative to the vehicle;affixing probe emitters to a plurality of selected points on the vehicle;detecting the locations of the probe emitters relative to the reference emitters; andcomparing the detected locations of the probe emitters to the standard dimensions for selected points on the vehicle.