AUTOMATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a camera configured to acquire an electronic image of the electric vehicle;
an electronic database;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to read an RFID tag mounted on the electric vehicle;
a processor configured to identify vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle, and retrieve from the electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; and
a robotic arm configured to move a charging connector to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery based on the retrieved location and the RFID reader reading the RFID tag.
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A system and method for charging an electric vehicle includes identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on an electronic image of the electric vehicle, retrieving from an electronically stored database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information, and robotically moving a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a camera configured to acquire an electronic image of the electric vehicle; an electronic database; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to read an RFID tag mounted on the electric vehicle; a processor configured to identify vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle, and retrieve from the electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; and a robotic arm configured to move a charging connector to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery based on the retrieved location and the RFID reader reading the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a camera configured to acquire an electronic image of the electric vehicle; an electronic database; a processor configured to identify vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle, and retrieve from the electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; a robotic arm configured to move a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery; an actuator disposed on the robotic arm and configured to open a door covering the charging port on the electric vehicle prior to engaging the charging connector into the charging port, and close the door covering the charging port upon disengaging the charging connector from the charging port; and a communication device configured to facilitate wireless communication between the system and another computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
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acquiring an electronic image of the electric vehicle; reading a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag mounted on the electric vehicle; identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle; retrieving from an electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; and robotically moving a charging connector to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery based on the retrieved location and reading the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
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acquiring an electronic image of the electric vehicle; identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle; retrieving from an electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; robotically moving a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery; robotically removing a door covering the charging port on the electric vehicle prior to engaging the charging connector into the charging port; robotically covering the charging port with the door subsequent to disengaging the charging connector from the charging port; and facilitating wireless communication with a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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