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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Kendra White, Redford, MI (US);
Kristopher Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Vehicle-based package delivery and alignment systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes performing a first alignment of a delivery door of a vehicle with a receiving door of a package locker using location signals that are indicative of a location of the package locker, performing a second alignment of the delivery door with the receiving door based on camera images of an alignment target, and transferring a package from the vehicle to the package locker.