Systems, methods, and apparatus related to guidance and alignment for an electric vehicle and charging station
US10139238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3635
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for guiding and aligning an electric vehicle with a charging station. In one aspect, a method of guiding an electric vehicle is provided, including determining a location of a charging spot associated to a charging base in relation to a charging coupler of the electric vehicle. The method further includes displaying an indicator of the location of the charging spot in a three dimensional perspective view, the indicator displayed for guiding a user of the electric vehicle to position a charging coupler of the electric vehicle over the charging base within a tolerance area. The method further includes transitioning to displaying the indicator of the location of the charging spot in a two dimensional top-down view based on determining that an angle between a reference point and a point on ground related to the location of the charging spot satisfies a threshold.
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