Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, methods, and devices for automated vehicle and drone delivery
-
Application No.: US16307031Application Date: 2016-06-06
-
Publication No.: US11288622B2Publication Date: 2022-03-29
- Inventor: Harpreetsingh Banvait , Scott Vincent Myers , Alexandru Mihai Gurghian , Mohamed Ahmad
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Agent Brandon Hicks
- International Application: PCT/US2016/036047 WO 20160606
- International Announcement: WO2017/213621 WO 20171214
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; B64C39/02 ; G01C21/34 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/02 ; B64F1/36

Abstract:
A method for package delivery includes identifying a plurality of delivery locations for package delivery. The method includes determining a driving route for an automated ground vehicle to optimize delivery to the delivery locations using one or more automated aerial vehicles. The method includes controlling the automated ground vehicle to navigate the delivery route. The method further includes determining timing for release of the one or more automated aerial vehicles during navigation of the delivery route to deliver packages to the plurality of delivery locations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190220819A1 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE AND DRONE DELIVERY Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
Information query