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Systems for determining relative position and orientation of a vehicle with respect to a charging station

  • US 10,000,131 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2017
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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