Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Toyota Motor Eng & Mfg North America, Inc.

Seyhan Uçar

Kentaro Oguchi

Baik Hoh

A controller for delivering an item is provided. The controller includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The controller is configured to determine a location or a traveling schedule of a first vehicle and a location of a second device, determine a zone where the first vehicle and the second device are expected to be proximate each other based on traffic information, the location or the traveling schedule of the first vehicle, and the location of the second device, instruct the first vehicle to move to the zone, and instruct the second device to transfer an item to the first vehicle in response to determining that the first vehicle and the second device are proximate each other at the zone.

Systems and methods for delivering items to moving vehicles

A system for assisting a maneuver of a moving object is provided. The system includes a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, and a computing device comprising a controller configured to: identify a maneuver location of the moving object based on location information associated with the moving object, determine one or more unmanned aerial vehicles among the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles based on a proximity of the maneuver location and the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, dispatch the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles to the maneuver location, and transmit an instruction signal to the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles, wherein the instruction signal causes the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles to generate an indication configured to assist one or more vehicles approaching the maneuver location.

Systems and methods for assisting a maneuver of a moving object

In an example, a method may assign a first drone of a drone network a first task, the first task may instruct the first drone to transport a first package to a first destination in a geographic area. The method may receive roadway traffic data for a plurality of roadway vehicles in the geographic area; determine, based on the roadway traffic data and during transit of the first package to the first destination by the first drone, to transfer the first package to a second drone in the drone network; and transfer the first package to the second drone in the drone network.

Managing drones in vehicular system

A system for installing a structure is provided. The system includes a plurality of moveable objects, and a server including a controller including one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to: communicate with the plurality of moveable objects; receive a request for installing the structure at a location; select a group of moveable objects among the plurality of moveable objects based on locations of the plurality of moveable objects; instruct the group of moveable objects to move to the location; and instruct one or more of the group of moveable objects to morph at the location based on information about the structure.

Methods and systems for installing a structure using moveable objects

A system for guiding an object using a robot is provided. The system includes a server and a robot. The server is configured to receive a request and a location of an object from a device of the object, instruct a vehicle to move to a first location based on the location of the object in response to receiving the request, obtain information about a second location related to a robot, and transmit information about the second location to the device of the object. The robot is configured to identify the object at the second location, and guide the object from the second location to the first location in response to identifying the object at the second location.

Systems and methods for guiding object using robot

A method for generating a view for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining an origin and a destination of the unmanned aerial vehicle, determining a group of imaging devices based on a route between the origin and the destination of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and obtaining a view of the unmanned aerial vehicle following the route based on images of the unmanned aerial vehicle captured by the group of imaging devices. The group of imaging devices form one or more collaborative camera sensor networks. The collaborative camera sensor networks identify an unmanned aerial vehicle and create human operator's view of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The route of the unmanned aerial vehicle is determined based on the availability of imaging devices of the camera sensor network. The route of the unmanned aerial vehicle may be changed based on the availability of imaging devices.

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