Method for supporting a driver during the positioning of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for supporting a driver during a positioning of a motor vehicle for charging an electrical energy storage of the motor vehicle, comprising:
- detecting a charging device for charging the energy storage of the motor vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle;
determining a position of the charging device relative to the motor vehicle;
determining whether the charging device is located within an activation region by using polar coordinates that is defined in relation to the motor vehicle as a function of a distance of the charging device to a vehicle-fixed reference point and a direction in which the charging device is located relative to the reference point by using Cartesian coordinates;
operating the display device in a positioning mode in which the display device displays information regarding the positioning of the motor vehicle relative to the charging device, when the charging device is located in the activation region; and
operating the display device in a mode different from the positioning mode when the charging device is located outside the activation region.
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Abstract
A method for supporting a driver during a positioning of a motor vehicle for charging an electrical energy storage of the motor vehicle, includes detecting a charging device for charging the energy storage of the motor vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle; determining a position of the charging device relative to the motor vehicle; determining whether the charging device is located within an activation region that is defined in relation to the motor vehicle as a function of a distance of the charging device to a vehicle-fixed reference point and a direction in which the charging device is located relative to the reference point; and operating the display device in a positioning mode in which the display device displays information regarding the positioning of the motor vehicle relative to the charging device, when the charging device is located in the activation region.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for supporting a driver during a positioning of a motor vehicle for charging an electrical energy storage of the motor vehicle, comprising:
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detecting a charging device for charging the energy storage of the motor vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle; determining a position of the charging device relative to the motor vehicle; determining whether the charging device is located within an activation region by using polar coordinates that is defined in relation to the motor vehicle as a function of a distance of the charging device to a vehicle-fixed reference point and a direction in which the charging device is located relative to the reference point by using Cartesian coordinates; operating the display device in a positioning mode in which the display device displays information regarding the positioning of the motor vehicle relative to the charging device, when the charging device is located in the activation region; and operating the display device in a mode different from the positioning mode when the charging device is located outside the activation region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a display device operable in plural display modes, wherein at least one of the plural display modes is a positioning mode in which the display device displays information regarding a positioning of the motor vehicle relative to a charging device for charging an energy storage of the motor vehicle; and a control device, said control device being configured to detect a charging device for charging the energy storage of the motor vehicle in a vicinity of the motor vehicle; to determine a position of the charging device relative to the motor vehicle; to determine whether the charging device is located within an activation region by using polar coordinates that is defined in relation to the motor vehicle as a function of a distance of the charging device to a vehicle-fixed reference point and a direction in which the charging device is located relative to the reference point by using Cartesian coordinates; to operate the display device in the positioning mode when the charging device is located in the activation region; and to operate the display device in a mode different from the positioning mode when the charging device is located outside the activation region.
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