Position-determining system
First Claim
1. A charging station for an at least partly electrically driven vehicle having a contact interface, the charging station comprising:
- a position-determining system having a camera and an analysis unit configured to determine a position of the contact interface using images from said camera;
a charging interface; and
an infrared illumination unit for illuminating a region with infrared light, wherein the region containing at least one position tolerance region in which the contact interface must be disposed so as to be contactable by means of the charging interface.
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Abstract
A position-determining system is provided for a charging station for a vehicle being driven at least partially electrically. The position-determining system serves to determine a position of a contact interface of the vehicle in relation to a charging interface of the charging station. The position-determining system determines the position visually in at least two dimensions. As a result of the at least two-dimensional determination of the position, the vehicle is not tied to a predefined route. This increases the reliability of the positioning of the vehicle when it approaches the charging station.
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12 Claims
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1. A charging station for an at least partly electrically driven vehicle having a contact interface, the charging station comprising:
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a position-determining system having a camera and an analysis unit configured to determine a position of the contact interface using images from said camera; a charging interface; and an infrared illumination unit for illuminating a region with infrared light, wherein the region containing at least one position tolerance region in which the contact interface must be disposed so as to be contactable by means of the charging interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle being driven at least partly electrically, said vehicle containing a storage device for electrical energy and a contact interface; a charging station, containing; a position-determining system having a camera and an analysis unit configured to determine a position of said contact interface using images from said camera; a charging interface; an infrared illumination unit for illuminating a region with infrared light, wherein the region containing at least one position tolerance region in which said contact interface must be disposed so as to be contactable by means of said charging interface; said charging station configured to only enable a charging process if a result of a position determination is that said contact interface is disposed in the position tolerance region; and said contact interface being contacted by said charging interface of said charging station so that said storage device can be charged, said contact interface having at least one position marker. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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