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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drone control method is provided. The method may be responsive to drone recharge energy cost being greater than a predefined threshold and include commanding a processor of the drone to execute actions that preclude the drone from recharging. The method may also be responsive to drone charge level falling below a charge threshold selected only while the drone recharge energy cost exceeds the predefined threshold and include commanding the processor to execute actions to recharge the drone.