Researchers at the Technical University of Graz in Germany have collaborated with industry partners to develop a robot-controlled rapid charging system for electric vehicles. The special feature of this system is that it allows vehicles in different parking positions to be charged in series.
Thanks to the camera system, the robot using the conductive combined charging system (CCS) can find the charging plug of the electric vehicle and then help the electric vehicle to automatically charge.
Bernhard Walzel, who is in charge of the project at Graz University of Technology, explained: 'This is our first robot-based charging station that automatically charges cars one by one, without the need for special adjustments to adapt to this technology. Camera technology, the robot can identify the charging socket of the vehicle, therefore, different parameters can be automatically set, and the car can be charged into the charging station one by one. It can also solve the problem of vehicle positioning, even if the car is in the wrong place, the system Can also work. '
According to the Graz University of Technology, the charging system is a 'complex electromechanical system consisting of sensors, robot kinematics and robotic control elements.' In addition, the system can also work in different light, ie indoors and Work outdoors.
The system was developed by a number of partners, including colleagues from the Graz Technical University research team and the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision at the Technical University of Graz, as well as automation from BMW, Magna Steyr, Linz, Austria. Expert Coburg (KEBA) and the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers (ÖVK) in Vienna.
The concept of developing an automatic charging system is not new. Last year, Volkswagen and KUKA collaborated on a similar project. The project also focused on the automation of the charging process. Both of the above projects used robots to solve the problem of flexible charging. Claim.
