Methods and apparatus for positioning a vehicle using foreign object detection
US10461587B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S30/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for determining alignment information of a vehicle is disclosed, the vehicle comprising an antenna circuit configured to modulate one or more electrical characteristics of the antenna circuit. The apparatus comprises multiple sensor circuits configured to generate multiple magnetic fields. At least one sensor circuit may be configured to sense the modulated electrical characteristic of the antenna circuit when the antenna circuit couples to the at least one sensor circuit via one of the magnetic fields. The apparatus may further comprise a controller circuit configured to determine alignment information of the vehicle based on the sensed modulated electrical characteristic.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.