VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle guidance system comprising:
- a controller configured to receive input indicative of a relative position between a charging port and a charging pad, and to provide output indicative of a distance vector therebetween in response to the input; and
an interface communicating with the controller and configured to display a base element representing the charging port and target element representing the charging pad positioned relative to each other according to the distance vector.
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Abstract
A vehicle guidance system is provided with a controller configured to receive input indicative of a relative position between a charging port and a charging pad, and to provide output indicative of a distance vector therebetween in response to the input. An interface communicates with the controller and is configured to display a base element representing the charging port and target element representing the charging pad positioned relative to each other according to the distance vector.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle guidance system comprising:
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a controller configured to receive input indicative of a relative position between a charging port and a charging pad, and to provide output indicative of a distance vector therebetween in response to the input; and an interface communicating with the controller and configured to display a base element representing the charging port and target element representing the charging pad positioned relative to each other according to the distance vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle guidance system comprising:
a sensor array comprising; at least two sensors each configured to provide output indicative of a time when a signal was received from a transmitter, and a microcontroller communicating with the sensors and configured to provide output indicative of an angular direction between the sensor array and the transmitter, wherein the angular direction is based on a difference between the times when the signals were received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle comprising:
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a charging port configured to receive an inductive charging current; at least two sensor arrays, each configured to provide output indicative of an angular direction between the sensor array and a transmitter remote from the vehicle; a controller configured to provide output indicative of a distance vector between the charging port and the transmitter based on the output indicative of the angular direction between the sensor arrays and transmitter; and an interface communicating with the controller and configured to display a base element representing the charging port and a target element representing a charging pad positioned relative to each other according to the distance vector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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