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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven Stark, Northville, MI (US);
Girish Kumar Yadav, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Novi, MI (US);
David Melcher, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John Randolf Vincent, Livonia, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sarah Garrow, Marshall, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for delivering a plurality of packages is described. The method includes obtaining, via a processor, information associated with a delivery plan of the plurality of packages from at least one memory. Based on the information, the method includes determining, via the processor, a current location, and a destination location of a target container. In response to the determination, the method includes determining, via the processor, a movement plan to move the target container to the destination location. Based on the movement plan, the method includes activating, via the processor, a first set of motorized tiles to move the target container to the destination location. The method further includes receiving, via the processor, an updated movement plan from a server plan when a preset condition is met. Based on the updated movement plan, the method includes activating, via the processor, a second set of motorized tiles.