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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Simonini, Greenville, SC (US);
Keyur Shah, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 11/1809 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of docking an electric vehicle at a charging station may include identifying the vehicle as it approaches the charging station and transmitting a distance parameter from the charging station to the vehicle. The distance parameter may be a measure of distance. The method may also include determining a desired speed of the vehicle based on the distance parameter using an algorithm in the vehicle, and controlling the vehicle to attain the determined desired speed.