APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED POSITIONING OF A VEHICLE

An apparatus for positioning a vehicle includes an alignment sensor that has a field of view and a vehicle alignment system operatively connected to the alignment sensor and to at least one positioning system of the vehicle. Movement of the vehicle varies an appearance of a fiducial surface within t...

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1. Verfasser:	SALASOO LEMBIT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONTROLLING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus for positioning a vehicle includes an alignment sensor that has a field of view and a vehicle alignment system operatively connected to the alignment sensor and to at least one positioning system of the vehicle. Movement of the vehicle varies an appearance of a fiducial surface within the alignment sensor's field of view. The vehicle alignment system is configured to implement a method that includes monitoring the appearance of the fiducial surface to the alignment sensor, comparing the appearance of the fiducial surface to a pre-determined set of benchmark appearances, and operating the at least one positioning system based on a determination by the vehicle alignment system of whether the appearance of the fiducial surface to the alignment sensor satisfies a pre-determined target appearance that corresponds to a desired location and position of the vehicle relative to a fixed location.