PARKING ASSIST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A parking assist device for a vehicle in which electric power transmitted from a power transmission unit of a power feeding apparatus provided outside of the vehicle can be received by a power reception unit in a non-contact manner and stored in a power storage device, comprising:
- a vehicle control unit for controlling said vehicle to perform position adjustment between said power transmission unit and said power reception unit based on a power receiving situation of said power reception unit; and
a height sensor for sensing change in vehicle height of said vehicle,said vehicle control unit using relation between said power receiving situation and a distance between said power transmission unit and said power reception unit, which is predetermined according to an output from said height sensor, to perform said position adjustment based on the output from said height sensor and said power receiving situation.
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Abstract
A control device controls a vehicle to perform position adjustment between a power transmission unit and a power reception unit based on a power receiving situation of the power reception unit. A height sensor is for sensing change in vehicle height of the vehicle. The control device uses relation between the power receiving situation and a distance between the power transmission unit and the power reception unit, which is predetermined according to an output from the height sensor, to perform the position adjustment between the power transmission unit and the power reception unit based on the output from the height sensor and the power receiving situation.
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12 Claims
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1. A parking assist device for a vehicle in which electric power transmitted from a power transmission unit of a power feeding apparatus provided outside of the vehicle can be received by a power reception unit in a non-contact manner and stored in a power storage device, comprising:
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a vehicle control unit for controlling said vehicle to perform position adjustment between said power transmission unit and said power reception unit based on a power receiving situation of said power reception unit; and a height sensor for sensing change in vehicle height of said vehicle, said vehicle control unit using relation between said power receiving situation and a distance between said power transmission unit and said power reception unit, which is predetermined according to an output from said height sensor, to perform said position adjustment based on the output from said height sensor and said power receiving situation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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