Method and computer program for determining the position of a position receiving device relative to a position tranmitting device, position determination device, position receiving device, and vehicle

A position determination device for determining a position of a position receiving device relative to a position transmitting device, wherein the position receiving device has a first receiving coil and a second receiving coil that are arranged essentially in a receiving plane and whose radial longitudinal directions intersect at an intersection point, comprising:

• a receiving unit for receiving a first voltage signal induced in the first receiving coil by a transmitting coil of the position transmitting device and for receiving a second voltage signal induced in the second receiving coil by the transmitting coil,
• an evaluation unit for evaluating the received first and second voltage signals and determining a direction angle between the radial longitudinal direction of the first receiving coil and an imaginary connecting line between the intersection point and the transmitting coil based on the evaluated first and second voltage signals, and
• an output unit for providing the direction angle.

A position receiving device configured to interact with a position transmitting device, comprising

• a receiving coil unit with at least three receiving coils, each of the at least three receiving coils having a radial longitudinal direction and is configured to have a voltage signal induced in it by a respective transmitting coil of the position transmitting device, wherein the receiving coils are arranged essentially in a receiving plane and the radial longitudinal directions intersect at an intersection point, and
• a connection for supplying the induced voltage signals to a position determination device.