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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.02); B64D 1/16 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0265 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a drone positioned in a vehicle includes: determining the initial condition of the drone positioned inside the vehicle, releasing locking of the drone upon receiving a user request from a vehicle controller, receiving vehicle state information from the vehicle controller by a drone controller, performing flight of the drone in response to the user request, and after completing the user request, returning the drone to an initial position thereof.