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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Beni Tang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An end-of-line task system includes a plurality of bays each including a plurality of task stations and a task execution system for executing software-based tasks, a conveyor system for transporting the vehicle to and from the plurality of bays, and a task and vehicle management system. The task and vehicle management system includes a station module for collecting data from the task stations and for determining whether each of the task stations is available to receive the vehicle, an assignment module, and a transport module. The assignment module obtains a task request for the vehicle to perform a task. The assignment module assigns the vehicle to a selected bay based on the task request and to a selected task station based on availabilities of the task stations. The transport module operates the conveyor system to transport the vehicle to the selected bay and to the selected task station.