Auto-seek electrical connection for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

An auto-seek operating mode for an electric vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If nee...

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Hauptverfasser: COLVIN DANIEL SCOTT, MASTERSON BRANDON R, REEVES, IV STEVE, ORTMANN WALTER JOSEPH, KRASKA MARVIN PAUL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An auto-seek operating mode for an electric vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments are made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.