CA2185387C - Headlight aiming apparatus and method - Google Patents

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CA2185387C
CA2185387C CA002185387A CA2185387A CA2185387C CA 2185387 C CA2185387 C CA 2185387C CA 002185387 A CA002185387 A CA 002185387A CA 2185387 A CA2185387 A CA 2185387A CA 2185387 C CA2185387 C CA 2185387C
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headlight
matrix
housing
offset sample
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Ronald L. Panter
John J. Taylor
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Panter Master Controls Inc
Comau LLC
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Progressive Tool and Industries Co
Panter Master Controls Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/064—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis
    • G01M11/065—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis details about the image analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/064—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/067—Details of the vehicle positioning system, e.g. by using a laser
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
    • G05B19/401—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D3/00—Control of position or direction
    • G05D3/12—Control of position or direction using feedback
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/42—Servomotor, servo controller kind till VSS
    • G05B2219/42222—Compare reflected image from object with reference image, adjust object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/45—Nc applications
    • G05B2219/45023—Align head lamps of car

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  • Lighting Device Outwards From Vehicle And Optical Signal (AREA)
CA002185387A 1995-09-29 1996-09-12 Headlight aiming apparatus and method Expired - Fee Related CA2185387C (en)

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CA002349881A CA2349881A1 (en) 1995-09-29 1996-09-12 Headlight aiming apparatus and method

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US457195P 1995-09-29 1995-09-29
US60/004,571 1995-09-29
US1685596P 1996-05-03 1996-05-03
US60/016,855 1996-05-03
US08/699,521 1996-09-04
US08/699,521 US5751832A (en) 1996-09-04 1996-09-04 Headlight aiming apparatus

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JP (1) JPH09170965A (de)
CA (1) CA2185387C (de)
DE (1) DE19639986A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2307312B (de)
IT (1) ITMI961988A1 (de)

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GB2307312B (en) 1999-06-16
GB2307312A8 (en) 1997-09-11
GB9620347D0 (en) 1996-11-13
CA2185387A1 (en) 1996-11-04
ITMI961988A0 (it) 1996-09-27
DE19639986A1 (de) 1997-04-03
GB2307312A (en) 1997-05-21
ITMI961988A1 (it) 1997-03-30

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