Method, control circuit and control system for controlling an electrical power collector of a vehicle to collect electrical power from a track line of an electric road system
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Oct 15, 2024
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Sep 22, 2022
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Jun 11, 2020
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Jun 13, 2019
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The present invention relates to a method for controlling an electrical power collector configured to collect electrical power from a track line of an electric road system arranged along a road. The track line comprising activatable light indicators arranged on the track line. The electrical power collector being mounted on a vehicle. The method comprising, while the vehicle is driving, capturing, using a camera mounted on the vehicle, a video stream depicting the track line, identifying active light indicators in the captured video stream, and upon identification of active light indicators, activating the electrical power collector such that a sliding contact of the electrical power collector makes sliding contact with the track line. Also a control circuit and a control system is presented.
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