Patent attributes
A method for the diagnostic assessment of the wheel alignment of a vehicle (2) equipped with wheels (3) having tyres (301) coupled to respective rims (302), comprises the following steps: in a longitudinal movement of the vehicle (2) in a forward travel direction with one wheel (3) on a longitudinal track (4A), until the wheel (3) surmounts a measuring platform (5A) located along the track (4A), acquiring a forward travel measurement signal, representing a lateral force applied to the platform and directed transversely to both the longitudinal direction and the weight force at a forward travel instant at which the wheel surmounts the measuring platform (5A) as it moves along the track (4A) in the forward travel direction; in a longitudinal movement of the vehicle (2) in a return travel direction opposite to the forward travel direction with the wheel (3) on the track (4A), until the wheel (3) surmounts the measuring platform (5A), acquiring a return travel measurement signal, representing a lateral force applied to the platform (5A) and directed transversely at a return travel instant at which the wheel (3) surmounts the measuring platform (5A) as it moves along the track (4A) in the return travel direction; processing the forward and return measurement signals in order to determine, for the wheel (3), at least an angle of camber and/or toe.
