Vehicle alignment for inductive charging
First Claim
1. A system of vehicle alignment for inductive charging, comprising:
- a control system; and
logic configured to execute on the control system, the logic implementing a method, the method comprising;
defining a first orientation for a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna disposed on a vehicle;
defining a second orientation specifying a location of a vehicle charging device disposed on the vehicle relative to the first antenna and the second antenna;
determining a location of an inductive charging device relative to the vehicle by performing triangulation analysis using data from the first orientation and the second orientation in conjunction with signals received from each of the first antenna and the second antenna;
calculating a direction to the location using voltage values from the signals, such that movement of the vehicle in the direction brings the vehicle charging device closer to the inductive charging device; and
providing guide information configured to direct movement of the vehicle in the direction of the location.
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Abstract
Vehicle alignment for inductive charging includes a control system and logic configured to execute on the control system. The logic is configured to define a first orientation for a first antenna and a second antenna, which are disposed on a vehicle. The logic is also configured to define a second orientation specifying a location of a vehicle charging device disposed on the vehicle relative to the first and second antennae. The logic is further configured to determine a location of an inductive charging device relative to the vehicle by performing triangulation analysis using data from the first and second orientations in conjunction with signals received from the first and second antennae. The logic is also configured to calculate a direction to the location using voltage values from the signals, such that movement of the vehicle in the direction brings the vehicle charging device closer to the inductive charging device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system of vehicle alignment for inductive charging, comprising:
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a control system; and logic configured to execute on the control system, the logic implementing a method, the method comprising; defining a first orientation for a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna disposed on a vehicle; defining a second orientation specifying a location of a vehicle charging device disposed on the vehicle relative to the first antenna and the second antenna; determining a location of an inductive charging device relative to the vehicle by performing triangulation analysis using data from the first orientation and the second orientation in conjunction with signals received from each of the first antenna and the second antenna; calculating a direction to the location using voltage values from the signals, such that movement of the vehicle in the direction brings the vehicle charging device closer to the inductive charging device; and providing guide information configured to direct movement of the vehicle in the direction of the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A method of vehicle alignment for inductive charging, comprising:
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defining a first orientation for a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna disposed on a vehicle; defining a second orientation specifying a location of a vehicle charging device disposed on the vehicle relative to the first antenna and the second antenna; determining a location of an inductive charging device relative to the vehicle by performing triangulation analysis using data from the first orientation and the second orientation in conjunction with signals received from each of the first antenna and the second antenna; calculating a direction to the location using voltage values from the signals, such that movement of the vehicle in the direction brings the vehicle charging device closer to the inductive charging device; and providing guide information configured to direct movement of the vehicle in the direction of the location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for implementing vehicle alignment for inductive charging, the computer program product comprising a storage medium with instructions encoded thereon, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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defining a first orientation for a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna disposed on a vehicle; defining a second orientation specifying a location of a vehicle charging device disposed on the vehicle relative to the first antenna and the second antenna; determining a location of an inductive charging device relative to the vehicle by performing triangulation analysis using data from the first orientation and the second orientation in conjunction with signals received from each of the first antenna and the second antenna; calculating a direction to the location using voltage values from the signals, such that movement of the vehicle in the direction brings the vehicle charging device closer to the inductive charging device; and providing guide information configured to direct movement of the vehicle in the direction of the location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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