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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);
Brad Alan Ignaczak, Canton, MI (US);
Somak Datta Gupta, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/18 (2006.01); B05B 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B05B 13/005 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/18 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer is programmed to determine a trajectory of a moving target based on data from one or more vehicle sensors. The computer is programmed to deploy an aerial drone from the vehicle to track the moving target based on the determined trajectory.