IP Library Granted Patent US 12,128,859
Granted Patent B2
US 12,128,859 · App. 17/706,648 · Granted Oct 29, 2024

Battery swapping method, module, device and medium

Inventors: Zhanliang Li (Ningde, CN); Zhimin Dan (Ningde, CN); Miaomiao Zhang (Ningde, CN); Yu Yan (Ningde, CN); Zhenhui Huang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
B60S5/06G05B15/02G06T7/70
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Patent No.
US 12,128,859
App. No.
17/706,648
Granted
Oct 29, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery swapping method, module, device and medium. The method includes: acquiring a first image captured for a vehicle within a battery swapping area, and acquiring a first location of a battery on the vehicle; determining a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image; determining, according to the first location and the second location, a target location of the battery in the battery swapping area to control a battery swapping device to move to the target location for battery swapping. According to the embodiments of the present application, battery swapping can be completed in a case where a user parks the vehicle randomly in the battery swapping area. Thus, convenience of the battery swapping process is improved.

Claims (62)

1. A battery swapping method applied to a control module, the method comprising:

acquiring a first image captured for a vehicle within a battery swapping area, and acquiring a first location of a battery on the vehicle;

determining a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image;

determining, according to the first location and the second location, a target location of the battery in the battery swapping area to control a battery swapping device to move to the target location for battery swapping,

wherein a signal transmitting module is provided on the vehicle at a location corresponding to the battery, and a signal receiving module is provided on the battery swapping device;

the method further comprises:

during movement of the battery swapping device in a target area, acquiring, by the signal receiving module, strength values of signals at a plurality of third locations within the target area; the signals being transmitted by the signal transmitting module, and the target area including the target location;

updating a third location corresponding to a maximum value among the strength values of the signals at the plurality of third locations as a new target location.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first location is determined by a processing module from a pre-stored correspondence relationship based on model information of the vehicle and transmitted to the control module, and the correspondence relationship is one between the model information of the vehicle and a relative location of the battery on the vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining the model information of the vehicle based on the first image;

transmitting the model information to the processing module, for determining, by the processing module, the first location based on the correspondence relationship.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a battery swapping process for the vehicle is abnormal, in a case where the first image include a target biological object.

5. A battery swapping device comprising:

a processor, and a memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor reads and executes the computer program instructions to implement the battery swapping method according to claim 1 .

6. A battery swapping device comprising:

a processor, and a memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor reads and executes the computer program instructions to implement the battery swapping method according to claim 2 .

7. A battery swapping device comprising:

a processor, and a memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor reads and executes the computer program instructions to implement the battery swapping method according to claim 3 .

8. A battery swapping device comprising:

a processor, and a memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor reads and executes the computer program instructions to implement the battery swapping method according to claim 4 .

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first image includes a plurality of images captured by one or more photographing devices;

the determining a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image comprises:

determining a plurality of second locations in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of images.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein after the determining a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image, the method further comprises:

determining that the vehicle slips, when a distance between at least two second locations of the plurality of second locations is greater than a preset threshold.

11. A battery swapping device comprising:

a processor, and a memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor reads and executes the computer program instructions to implement the battery swapping method according to claim 10 .

12. A battery swapping module control module, comprising:

an image acquiring unit, configured to acquire a first image captured for a vehicle within a battery swapping area, and acquire a first location of a battery on the vehicle;

a first location determining unit, configured to determine a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image;

a second location determining unit, configured to determine, according to the first location and the second location, a target location of the battery in the battery swapping area;

a battery swapping control module, configured to control a battery swapping device to move to the target location for battery swapping,

wherein a signal transmitting module is provided on the vehicle at a location corresponding to the battery, and a signal receiving module is provided on the battery swapping device;

the module further comprises:

a signal acquiring unit, configured to, acquire, by the signal receiving module during movement of the battery swapping device in a target area, strength values of signals at a plurality of third locations within the target area; the signals being transmitted by the signal transmitting module, and the target area including the target location;

a location updating unit, configured to update a third location corresponding to a maximum value among the strength values of the signals at the plurality of third locations as a new target location.

13. The module according to claim 12 , wherein the first location is determined by a processing module from a pre-stored correspondence relationship based on model information of the vehicle and transmitted to the control module, and the correspondence relationship is one between the model information of the vehicle and a relative location of the battery on the vehicle.

14. The module according to claim 13 , wherein the module further comprises:

an information determining unit, configured to determine the model information of the vehicle based on the first image;

an information transmitting unit, configured to transmit the model information to the processing module, for determining, by the processing module, the first location based on the correspondence relationship.

15. The module according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a fault determining unit, configured to determine that a battery swapping process for the vehicle is abnormal, in a case where the first image include a target biological object.

16. The module according to claim 12 , wherein the first image includes a plurality of images captured by one or more photographing devices;

the first location determining unit is configured to:

determine a plurality of second locations in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of images.

17. The module according to claim 16 , wherein the module further comprises:

a slip detecting unit, configured to determine that the vehicle slips, when a distance between at least two second locations of the plurality of second locations is greater than a preset threshold.

18. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer program instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to:

acquire a first image captured for a vehicle within a battery swapping area, and acquire a first location of a battery on the vehicle;

determine a second location of the vehicle in the battery swapping area according to the first image;

determine, according to the first location and the second location, a target location of the battery in the battery swapping area to control a battery swapping device to move to the target location for battery swapping,

wherein a signal transmitting module is provided on the vehicle at a location corresponding to the battery, and a signal receiving module is provided on the battery swapping device, and wherein

the instructions, which when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to:

during movement of the battery swapping device in a target area, acquire, by the signal receiving module, strength values of signals at a plurality of third locations within the target area; the signals being transmitted by the signal transmitting module, and the target area including the target location; and

update a third location corresponding to a maximum value among the strength values of the signals at the plurality of third locations as a new target location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021115793 · Aug 31, 2021
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