US 11,965,972 B2
Systems and methods for determining a vehicle location in a manufacturing environment
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US); Allen R. Murray, Lake Orion, MI (US); Fahad Liaqat, Novi, MI (US); Sikder Imam, Novi, MI (US); Daniel Robert Taylor, Grosse Ile, MI (US); and Charles Robert Maxwell Zine, Detroit, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/573,739.
Prior Publication US 2023/0221450 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G01S 19/48 (2010.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 19/48 (2013.01) [G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G01S 19/485 (2020.05); G01S 5/01 (2020.05); G01S 5/017 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a location of a vehicle including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) location system in a manufacturing environment, the method comprising:
determining, when a key cycle transition condition of the vehicle and a vehicle gear transition condition of the vehicle are satisfied, a location parameter of the vehicle using an auxiliary location detection system, wherein the location parameter includes a location of the vehicle, identification information of the vehicle, and a timestamp of the vehicle;
determining a vehicle time period based on the location parameter and a previous location parameter of the vehicle; and
validating a manufacturing routine of the vehicle when the location parameter satisfies a location condition and the vehicle time period satisfies a time condition.