Method for autonomous charging of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBedestrian LLC
InventorShadi Mere
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Abstract
A method for autonomously charging an electric motor vehicle based on a customer order using an autonomous vehicle having electric battery storage includes receiving a request to charge the electric motor vehicle, loading into a memory of the autonomous vehicle a customer profile that includes a location of the electric motor vehicle, a vehicle identifier, and an electric charge amount, autonomously driving to the location of the electric motor vehicle, identifying the electric motor vehicle based on the vehicle identifier, and charging the electric motor vehicle.
Claims13
A method for charging an electric motor vehicle based on a customer order using an autonomous vehicle having electric battery storage, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to charge the electric motor vehicle;
- loading into a memory accessible by the autonomous vehicle a customer profile that includes a location of the electric motor vehicle, a vehicle identifier, a time of delivery, a charging inlet unlock code or wireless unlock charging code, and an electric charge amount;
- autonomously driving to the location of the electric motor vehicle;
- identifying the electric motor vehicle based on the vehicle identifier;
- charging the electric motor vehicle
- determining whether the electric vehicle is equipped with wireless charging and transmitting the wireless unlock charging code to the electric motor vehicle if the electric motor vehicle has been identified and the electric motor vehicle is equipped with wireless charging;
- determining whether a charging inlet of the electric vehicle is accessible by the autonomous vehicle if the electric motor vehicle is not equipped with wireless charging;
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- transmitting the charging inlet unlock code if the charging inlet is accessible, maneuvering the autonomous vehicle relative to the electric motor vehicle, and using a robotic manipulator to connect a charging cable from the autonomous vehicle to the electric motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.