US 12,128,859 B2
Battery swapping method, module, device and medium
Zhanliang Li, Ningde (CN); Zhimin Dan, Ningde (CN); Miaomiao Zhang, Ningde (CN); Yu Yan, Ningde (CN); and Zhenhui Huang, Ningde (CN)
Assigned to CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, Ningde (CN)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/706,648.
Application 17/706,648 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/115793, filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064434 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 5/06 (2019.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)
CPC B60S 5/06 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.