Patent ID: 9694685
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60L,B60M,B62D,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Claim:
1. A system for obstacle avoidance of a charging panel of an electrical vehicle, the system comprising: a charging panel interconnected to the electric vehicle; an actuator interconnected to the charging panel, the actuator configured to position the charging panel; at least one sensor configured to sense an obstacle location measurement in a predicted travel path of the electric vehicle; an obstacle avoidance controller that receives the obstacle location measurement and determines if an obstacle avoidance action is recommended, wherein the obstacle avoidance controller determines a sensor configuration of the at least one sensor based on at least one of obstacle risk, roadway type, and environmental condition, and wherein the sensor configuration indicates at least a sensor type and an initial position of the at least one sensor.