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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sanghyun Hong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Novi, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A docking system is provided. The docking system includes a docking station and an autonomous mobile robot (AMR). The AMR includes a processor, a camera electrically connected to the processor, a lidar system electrically connected to the processor, and a memory. The memory may have instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including employ the camera and the lidar system to determine an offset position and a final position of the AMR with respect to the docking station, and dock the AMR at the docking station using the offset and final positions.