Systems for determining relative position and orientation of a vehicle with respect to a charging station
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1. A system in a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
- a controller operable to receive data indicative of a relative position or orientation of the vehicle with respect to a vehicle charging station and to determine in dependence on the received data whether a length of a cable is sufficiently long to allow a charging connection to be established between the vehicle and the charging station via the cable; and
wherein the controller is operable to provide output to a user indicating whether the length of the cable is sufficient to establish the charging connection.
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Abstract
A guidance system for a motor vehicle comprising: a controller, the controller being operable to determine whether a first length of cable is sufficiently long to allow a charging connection to be established between a motor vehicle and a charging station in dependence on data corresponding to a relative position and orientation of the vehicle with respect to the charging station; and output means for providing an output to a user indicating whether the cable is sufficiently long.
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1. A system in a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
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a controller operable to receive data indicative of a relative position or orientation of the vehicle with respect to a vehicle charging station and to determine in dependence on the received data whether a length of a cable is sufficiently long to allow a charging connection to be established between the vehicle and the charging station via the cable; and wherein the controller is operable to provide output to a user indicating whether the length of the cable is sufficient to establish the charging connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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