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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.