Patent ID: 11951861
Assignee: DAIMLER AG
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  F  Y | IPC B  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A device for determining a position of a vehicle having an energy storage device that is chargeable by a charging module arranged in a vicinity of the vehicle, comprising:
a camera system;
a digital headlight system having a left digital headlight and a right digital headlight, wherein there is a distance between the left digital headlight and the right digital headlight; and
a data processing unit that is configured to:
assign a first detected reflected light beam by the camera system to the left digital headlight with a first angle and assign a second detected reflected light beam by the camera system to the right digital headlight with a second angle; and
trigonometrically determine a distance of the vehicle from the charging module in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and an offset in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis on a basis of the first and second angles and the distance between the left digital headlight and the right digital headlight.