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An apparatus and method for controlling a mechanism for positioning video cameras for use in measuring vehicle wheel alignment includes optical targets for mounting to the wheels of a vehicle, at least one video camera for viewing said optical targets and producing at least one image thereof, a comp

An apparatus and method for controlling a mechanism for positioning video cameras for use in measuring vehicle wheel alignment includes optical targets for mounting to the wheels of a vehicle, at least one video camera for viewing said optical targets and producing at least one image thereof, a computer system for measuring said at least one image and for using said measurements to compute vehicle wheel alignment information, a positioning system for positioning said at least one video camera such that said optical targets are visible to said at least one video camera and such that said at least one video camera can produce said at least one image of said targets, and a controller for controlling said positioning system such that a user of said apparatus can cause said at least one video camera to be positioned in at least one desired position and such that said user can further cause said controller to remember said at least one desired position so that any user can, at a later time, cause said controller to recall said remembered position and move said at least one video camera to said remembered position.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An apparatus for controlling camera position in a wheel alignment system having a plurality of optical targets, each of said plurality of optical targets configured for mounting to a wheel of a vehicle, at least one video camera configured for viewing the optical targets and for producing at leas

1. An apparatus for controlling camera position in a wheel alignment system having a plurality of optical targets, each of said plurality of optical targets configured for mounting to a wheel of a vehicle, at least one video camera configured for viewing the optical targets and for producing at least one image thereof, and a computer system configured to receive the at least one image and to measure the at least one image to compute vehicle wheel alignment information, said apparatus comprising;a positioning system for positioning said at least one video camera to view said optical targets and to produce said at least one image of said targets; and a controller for controlling said positioning system, said controller configured to direct said positioning system to position said at least one video camera in at least one desired position, said controller configured to store said at least one desired position of said at least one video camera, and said controller further configured to recall said stored position and direct said positioning system to position said at least one video camera at said stored position.