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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Tang, Nanjing, CN;
Chelsia Ka Po Lau, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Yu-Hsin Kuo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Eui Shik Bang, Nanjing, CN;
Jack Li, Nanjing, CN;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 5/02 (2006.01); B62K 5/01 (2013.01); B62K 15/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60B 19/02 (2006.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01); B64C 37/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B62K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B60B 19/00 (2013.01); B60B 19/02 (2013.01); B62K 5/01 (2013.01); B62K 15/006 (2013.01); B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); B62K 3/002 (2013.01); B62K 2202/00 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A personal transportation device comprises a frame, a wheel pivotably connected to a frame and switchable between a driving configuration and a flying configuration, a motor to rotate the wheel; and an automatic cruise module. The automatic cruise module is configured to control the wheel and guide the personal transportation device to fly from a first location to a second location according to a designated route as an unmanned aircraft.