- Patent Title: System and method for autonomous charging of an autonomous vehicle
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Application No.: US15918601Application Date: 2018-03-12
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Publication No.: US10562406B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Paxton S. Williams , Colby S. Williams , Scott L. Frederick
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B60L53/60 ; B60L53/35 ; B60L58/12

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a system and methods for autonomous charging of an autonomous vehicle. Specifically, the present disclosure describes an autonomous vehicle subsystem configured to evaluate vehicle charge, identify possible charging stations, interact with a user to confirm a charging station, navigate to the selected charging station, and initiate and receive of a charge from a charging port at the charging station. User interaction may be vehicle-driven or user-driven.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190275892A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS CHARGING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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