METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNMENT OF WIRELESS CHARGING MODULES

    公开(公告)号:US20210061117A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16553326

    申请日:2019-08-28

    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle-based charging unit including a receiving unit configured to receive power from a ground-based charging unit, the receiving unit including a multi-coil receiver, a first actuator operably coupled to the vehicle-based charging unit and configured to adjust a first position of the vehicle-based charging unit relative to the ground-based charging unit, and a controller configured to selectively actuate the first actuator. The controller is configured to receive first performance indicator data indicating a first alignment between the charging units, determine an alignment error between the charging units and calculate a first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, automatically control the first actuator to implement the first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, and receive second performance indicator data indicating a second alignment between the charging units, the second alignment resulting in a desired power transfer efficiency between the charging units.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TIRE EFFECTIVE RADIUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220153070A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US16952799

    申请日:2020-11-19

    Abstract: A tire radius monitoring system for dynamically determining a tire effective radius for each of the wheels on a vehicle is described. The system includes a GPS sensor, a plurality of wheel speed sensors, and a controller. The controller determines, via the GPS sensor, a velocity vector related to longitudinal velocity of the vehicle. The controller determines wheel speeds for the plurality of vehicle wheels, and detects a no-wheel-slip state for the vehicle wheels and the velocity vector from the GPS sensor. The controller determines tire effective radii for the plurality of vehicle wheels based upon the velocity vector for the vehicle and the wheel speeds for the plurality of vehicle wheels during the no-wheel-slip state, and controls vehicle operation based upon the tire effective radii.

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