Battery swapping equipment for electric vehicle and positioning method for battery swapping equipment

Battery swapping equipment for an electric vehicle, comprising:

• an unlocking mechanism configured to unlock a battery pack locked onto a fast swapping bracket of the electric vehicle, the fast swapping bracket comprising a lock base;
• an image collection module configured to collect a first actual image comprising the lock base during an unlocking process of the battery pack;
• a storage module configured to store a first standard image collected by the image collection module when the battery swapping equipment is located in a battery swapping position, the first standard image comprising the lock base;
• a moving mechanism;
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• a positioning judgement module configured to judge whether the battery swapping equipment is located in the battery swapping position according to the first actual image and the first standard image;
• if not, generating a first moving instruction according to a judged result and sending the first moving instruction to the moving mechanism,
• wherein the moving mechanism is configured to move according to the first moving instruction;
• wherein the fast swapping bracket further comprises a lock linkage movably connected to the lock base, and the battery swapping equipment further comprises a locking judgement module;
• the image collection module is further configured to collect a second actual image comprising the lock base and the lock linkage during a locking process of the battery pack;
• the storage module is further configured to store a second standard image comprising the lock base and the lock linkage and collected by the image collection module when the battery pack is locked on the fast swapping bracket in place, the lock base and the lock linkage are located in a standard locking position in the second standard image;
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• the locking judgement module is configured to judge whether the battery pack is locked on the fast swapping bracket in place according to the second actual image and the second standard image and if so, send a locking confirmation signal.