Devices, methods, and programs that provide vehicle guidance for power reception
AssigneeAisin Aw Co., Ltd.
InventorTakahiro Yamamoto
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Abstract
Power reception guidance devices, methods, and programs guide a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area. The devices, methods, and programs specifying a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started and output information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency on an output unit.
Claims20
A power reception guidance device for installation in a vehicle having a power receiving unit, the device providing guidance to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area, the device comprising:
- a controller that specifies a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started;
- and
- an output unit that outputs information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency.
A power reception guidance method for guiding a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area, the method comprising:
- specifying, with a controller, a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started;
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- outputting information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency on an output unit.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable power reception guidance program for guiding a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area, the program comprising:
- instructions for specifying a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started;
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- instructions for outputting information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.