RFID-Guided EV Charging in Snow-Covered Lane Markings
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Solution Overview
Problem
The limited range of electric vehicles due to battery limitations and the scarcity of charging infrastructure cause 'range anxiety,' and existing autonomous vehicle systems face challenges with navigation in adverse weather conditions and high costs, which hinder widespread adoption.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses specialized lane marking components and wireless charging technology, combined with a kiosk system connected to the internet for electric vehicles to locate charging stations and manage energy delivery, and pavement markings with magnetic properties for improved navigation and sensor feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If electric vehicles use battery power storage, then they can operate without fossil fuels, but the range is limited and charging infrastructure is scarce
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces magnetic lane marking components as an intermediary system between vehicles and charging infrastructure. These markings provide sensor feedback to guide vehicles to charging stations, effectively mediating the connection between limited battery capacity and scarce charging infrastructure by enabling reliable navigation to charging points.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs sensor feedback from specialized lane marking components to guide electric vehicles to charging stations. This feedback mechanism allows vehicles to locate and navigate to charging infrastructure reliably, addressing the scarcity problem by providing real-time directional information based on vehicle position and charging station locations.
2Extent of automation
If autonomous vehicle systems use traditional navigation, then they can operate independently, but they face challenges in adverse weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic lane marking components serve as a reliable intermediary reference system that is not affected by adverse weather conditions. These markings provide consistent sensor feedback to autonomous vehicles, enabling reliable navigation and charging station location regardless of weather, thereby mediating between automation requirements and environmental challenges.
3Measurement precision
If specialized lane marking components are deployed, then sensor feedback and navigation accuracy improve, but system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The specialized lane marking components serve multiple functions: they provide navigation guidance, enable sensor feedback for vehicle localization, and guide vehicles to charging stations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems, thereby improving measurement precision while limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system addresses range anxiety by facilitating efficient energy delivery and navigation in adverse weather, reducing costs through decentralized sensor systems and enhancing the reliability and safety of autonomous vehicle navigation.
Implementation Method 1
pavement markings with magnetic properties for improved navigation and sensor feedback
Implementation Method 2
wireless charging technology
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method is provided for delivering electric energy to an electric vehicle via electric charging stations or kiosks where an energy delivery point is configured to provide energy to the electric vehicle via a connector or a wireless energy source. The method involves charging an electric vehicle by detecting, using a RFID tag reader associated with an electric vehicle, signals emanating from a marker positioned on the ground, where the marker includes one or more RFID tags, and where the RFID tag reader is able to recognize the signals despite weather conditions where the ground is covered by snow.