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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);
Brad Alan Ignaczak, Canton, MI (US);
Somak Datta Gupta, Canton, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/04 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/126 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer is programmed to deploy an aerial drone to fly within a specified distance of a first vehicle. The computer is programmed to detect a second vehicle and then activate an aerial drone light.