公开(公告)号：US20160318415A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US14966723

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： LEMBIT SALASOO

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60L11/1833 ,  B60L11/1822 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D2201/0213

Abstract: An apparatus for positioning a vehicle includes an alignment sensor that has a field of view and a vehicle alignment system operatively connected to the alignment sensor and to at least one positioning system of the vehicle. Movement of the vehicle varies an appearance of a fiducial surface within the alignment sensor's field of view. The vehicle alignment system is configured to implement a method that includes monitoring the appearance of the fiducial surface to the alignment sensor, comparing the appearance of the fiducial surface to a pre-determined set of benchmark appearances, and operating the at least one positioning system based on a determination by the vehicle alignment system of whether the appearance of the fiducial surface to the alignment sensor satisfies a pre-determined target appearance that corresponds to a desired location and position of the vehicle relative to a fixed location.

Abstract translation: 用于定位车辆的装置包括具有视场的对准传感器和可操作地连接到对准传感器和车辆的至少一个定位系统的车辆对准系统。 车辆的运动改变了对准传感器视场内的基准面的外观。 车辆对准系统被配置为实现一种方法，其包括监视基准表面到对准传感器的外观，将基准表面的外观与预定的基准外观集合进行比较，以及基于至少一个基于定位系统的操作 在通过车辆对准系统确定基准表面到对准传感器的外观是否满足对应于车辆相对于固定位置的期望位置和位置的预定目标外观。

公开(公告)号：US20170158070A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US14959424

申请日：2015-12-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： LEMBIT SALASOO

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/46

CPC classification number: B60L11/1822 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  H01M2/1083 ,  H01M10/4207 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H02J7/0045

Abstract: A battery exchange apparatus (e.g., for a battery exchange station positioned at a wayside location of a vehicle route) includes a receptacle mounted to at least one rail for lateral movement along the rail and for pivotal movement around a working axis generally orthogonal to the rail. The receptacle has an open end for receiving a battery from a direction generally orthogonal to the working axis. The apparatus further includes a recharge connector provided within the receptacle and opposite the open end of the receptacle. The open end of the receptacle includes at least two laterally flared surfaces, which are configured to impose at least one of lateral motion or pivotal motion on the receptacle in order to align the receptacle to the battery that is at least one of laterally or angularly misaligned from a lateral midline of the receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20160185243A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US14967967

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： ZHI ZHOU ,  HERMAN LUCAS NORBET WIEGMAN ,  IRENE MICHELLE BERRY ,  LEMBIT SALASOO

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B66F11/00 ,  H01M2/10 ,  B60S5/06

CPC classification number: B60L11/1822 ,  B60L11/1851 ,  B60S5/06 ,  H01M2/1083 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y02T90/124

Abstract: A vehicle battery exchange system includes a base, a gripper, a retrieval actuator that retractably and extensibly connects the gripper to the base, and a vehicle alignment feature sensing apparatus that is operatively connected at least with the retrieval actuator and is configured to cause extension of the retrieval actuator to a battery-engaging position of the gripper in response to registration of a vehicle alignment feature to the vehicle alignment feature sensing apparatus, and to cause retraction of the retrieval actuator to a battery-removing position of the gripper in response to latching engagement of the gripper with a battery that is mounted in a vehicle at a pre-defined location relative to the vehicle alignment feature that is in registration to the alignment feature sensing apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种车辆电池交换系统，包括基座，夹持器，可伸缩地并且可伸缩地将夹持器连接到基座的检索致动器，以及至少与检索致动器连接的车辆对准特征传感装置， 所述检索致动器响应于车辆对准特征被登记到所述车辆对准特征感测装置而响应于所述夹具的电池接合位置，并且引起所述检索致动器响应于锁定而将所述抓取器的电池去除位置缩回 夹持器与安装在车辆中的相对于对准特征感测装置对准的车辆对准特征的预定位置的电池的接合。