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Patent No.:

US 12600253 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 17, 2024

Systems and methods for the localization and navigation of a vehicle to a charge station

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Meghna Menon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Smruti Panigrahi, Novi, MI (US);

Gregory P. Linkowski, Dearborn, MI (US);

Mario Anthony Santillo, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:

Burris Law, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Jelani A Smith

Assistant Examiner:

Alyssa undefined Rorie

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2420/90 (2013.01); B60W 2520/06 (2013.01); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method of marshaling an autonomously operated vehicle including the maneuvering of a vehicle toward a position and orientation associated with a charging station, the receipt of location data associated with a first position of the vehicle, and the initiation of an approach to engage the charging station based on updated location data associated with a second position of the vehicle.

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Menon, Meghna. (2026). Systems and methods for the localization and navigation of a vehicle to a charge station (U.S. Patent No. 12600253). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12600253

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