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However, when a vehicle suspension module is being developed, there is no complete car ready for wheel alignment inspection even though it is a very important procedure for suspension property tests. This study proposes a novel and efficient way to inspect vehicle wheel alignment for suspension modules. Two laser modules and several mechanical jigs were employed for wheel alignment inspection, allowing the toe and camber angles of the suspension module to be measured. For accurate wheel alignment results, calibration of the laser modules was performed prior to the inspection. This calibration procedure adjusts the yaw and pitch angles of the laser module so that they can be orthogonal to the mounting jig. For the calibration, a novel method of using laser straightness was adopted and, consequently, 0.02 degrees of orthogonality was achieved. The wheel alignment inspection results were determined then verified using a vision system with two cameras. In order to use this vision system, two cameras were used and a new method of modifying the measurement mechanism was developed. According to the verification results, the proposed wheel alignment inspection provided very high measurement accuracy. The wheel alignment inspection mechanism proposed in this study can not only give very reliable results but also provide a cost-efficient method of inspecting the wheel alignment of suspension modules to automakers.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20061648","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,18]],"date-time":"2020-03-18T08:20:44Z","timestamp":1584519644000},"page":"1648","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Wheel Alignment of a Suspension Module Unit Using a Laser Module"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Seong Han","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6138-3656","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kang In","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"R&amp;H Research Lab, Hyundai Motor Company, 150, Hyundaiyeonguso-ro, Namyang-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 18280, Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Crolla, D. 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