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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/12 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30236 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller that may be configured to, responsive to receiving a delivery request associated with a drone, periodically transmit a current location, trip route information, and acceleration data of the vehicle to guide the drone to a rendezvous location, and responsive to receiving a proximity notification associated with the drone, open a delivery opening of the vehicle.