Charging System And Method For Electronically Charging A Motor Vehicle
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Abstract
The invention relates to a charging system for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car (2), provided with a robot (1) having a control means (1.1), a force detecting means (5), and a plug (4.1) fastened to the robot, configured to establish a detachable plug connection with the mating plug (4.2) on the vehicle side for charging an electric energy store of the motor vehicle, wherein the control means is configured to communicate with the force detecting means, and to connect the robot-guided plug to the mating plug based on a force detected by the force detecting means.
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15. A charging system for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, comprising:
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a robot having a controller; a force detection means; and a robot-guided plug attached to the robot; wherein the plug is configured to establish a releasable plug-in connection with a mating plug of the motor vehicle, for charging an electric power storage unit of the motor vehicle; and wherein the controller communicates with the force detection means, and actuates the robot to connect the robot-guided plug to the mating plug based on a force determined by the force detection means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for electrical charging of a motor vehicle using a charging system including a robot having a controller, a force detection means, and a robot-guided plug coupled with the robot, the method comprising:
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determining with the force detection means a force acting on the robot-guided plug; and actuating the robot with the controller to connect the robot-guided plug to a mating plug of the motor vehicle based on the force determined by the force detection means. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium; program code stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and configured to charge of a motor vehicle using a charging system including a robot having a controller, a force detection means, and a robot-guided plug coupled with the robot by; determining with the force detection means a force acting on the robot-guided plug, and actuating the robot with the controller to connect the robot-guided plug to a mating plug of the motor vehicle based on the force determined by the force detection means.
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