Patent ID: 11964576
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An electrified vehicle comprising:
an electric machine configured to provide torque to vehicle wheels;
a traction battery coupled to the electric machine;
a wireless charger coupled to the traction battery and configured to wirelessly receive power from an external power source and charge the traction battery;
at least one camera positioned to capture an image of an area outside of the electrified vehicle;
at least one light; and
a controller in communication with the electric machine, the traction battery, the wireless charger, the at least one camera, and the at least one light, the controller programmed to, while the wireless charger is receiving power from the external power source, operate the at least one light in a first mode of illumination, and in response to detecting an object based on the image from the at least one camera, operate the at least one light in a second mode of illumination;
wherein the controller is further programmed to operate the at least one light in the second mode of illumination and control the wireless charger to continue receiving power in response to the object being within a first zone of the electrified vehicle, and to stop or reduce power of the wireless charger in response to the object being within a second zone of the electrified vehicle, the second zone being closer to the electrified vehicle than the first zone.