US 11,914,389 B2
Autonomous vehicle for handling goods in cooperation with unmanned aerial vehicle and method thereof
Youngjoon Kim, Incheon (KR); and Seung Han Lim, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to PABLO AIR Co., Ltd., Incheon (KR); and PABLO AIR International, INC., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by PABLO AIR Co., Ltd., Incheon (KR); and PABLO AIR International, INC., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,481.
Application 17/728,481 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,402, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,378,971.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0028672 (KR), filed on Mar. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283589 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0234 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for an autonomous vehicle to handle goods in collaboration with an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises,
by the autonomous vehicle, recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle loading goods;
by the autonomous vehicle, measuring distances to a plurality of spots on the recognized unmanned aerial vehicle;
by the autonomous vehicle, calculating difference between the measured distances;
by the autonomous vehicle, in response to the calculated difference being out of a threshold, adjusting a relative position with the unmanned aerial vehicle by moving the autonomous vehicle, and in response to the calculated difference being within the threshold, completing position adjustment; and
by the autonomous vehicle, taking over the goods from the unmanned aerial vehicle when the position adjustment is completed.