公开(公告)号：US12059967B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16920095

申请日：2020-07-02

Applicant: ABB E-mobility B.V.

Inventor： Gregory A. Cole ,  William J. Eakins ,  Stefan J. Raaijmakers

IPC: B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/37 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/00 ,  G06V20/10

CPC classification number: B60L53/37 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/00 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06T2207/20024 ,  G06T2207/30248

Abstract: A plug connection system that autonomously charges an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The method includes: adjusting configuration settings of an image capturing device; capturing an image using the image capturing device, wherein a portion of the image comprises an optically distinctive object associated with a charging portal of the EV, and wherein the image comprises a plurality of pixels; applying a pixel value threshold associated with a pixel metric to the image to filter the plurality of pixels of the image to a first subset of pixels; determining, based on filtering the plurality of pixels to the first subset of pixels, a location of the optically distinctive object associated with the charging portal of the EV within the image; and providing information to maneuver a robotic arm to a physical position associated with the location of the optically distinctive object within the image.