Perry Pengyun Gu

US Patent:

20060075810, Apr 13, 2006

Filed:

Oct 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/960191

Inventors:

Perry Gu - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Michael McKee - Huntington Woods MI, US
Ross Wiley - Clarkston MI, US
Kevin Stone - Wayne MI, US

International Classification:

G01M 17/02

US Classification:

073146000

Abstract:

The many embodiments of the present invention comprise a device to simulate first order and higher-order tire non-uniformity forces. Some embodiments may comprise a wheel adapter adapted to attach to a vehicle wheel, rotate in a first rotational direction, and to couple to a gearbox; a weight retaining member adapted to be coupled to the gearbox, wherein the gearbox is adapted to rotate the weight retaining member in a second rotational direction or at a second rotational speed in the first and second rotational directions; and a rotation restriction member adapted to attach to the gearbox and to restrict the gearbox from rotating. Other devices and methods are also claimed and described.