Vehicle control system for aligning inductive charging connection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9487101
APP PUB NO 20150231981A1
SERIAL NO

14625236

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A vehicle control system, a surface marking for a surface upon which a vehicle can be positioned and a method of positioning a vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to position a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a mobile inductive charging point. The vehicle control system comprises one or more parking sensors configured to determine the position of the vehicle relative to a surface upon which the vehicle is positioned and/or obstacles around the vehicle. The one or more parking sensors are further configured to locate a visual indicator indicating the position of a fixed inductive charging point relative to the vehicle, and a parking assistance controller configured to automatically park the vehicle in a parking space on the surface based on data from the one or more parking sensors.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC800 FAIRLANE PLAZA SOUTH 330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE DEARBORN MI 48128

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kees, Donatus Andreas Josephine Billericay, GB 26 317
Petridis, Anthemios Philemon Biship's Stortford, GB 20 251

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