An RFID Localization Algorithm for a Plug-In Electric Vehicle Recharging Robot

[ Information ]

2015 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE). IEEE, 2015, pp. 176-177.

[ Authors ]

Hyungan Oh, Byungchul An, Anthony L. Smith, Madhusudan Raghavan, and Frank C. Park

[ Abstract ]

With the rapid proliferation of electric vehicles requiring battery charging from an off-board power source, there is now a need for an automated recharging system that if economical, reliable, and can be easily installed and operated in a home garage with minimal user intervention. This work reports on the development of a home recharging robot for plug-in electric vehicles. The main contribution is a localization algorithm for determining the location of the plug-in receptacle, using low-cost RFID technology. We report on the design and experiments undertaken with a hardware prototype platform.