CPC G05D 1/0027 (2013.01) [B60P 1/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0287 (2013.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A method for handling goods in collaboration of an autonomous vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying, by the autonomous vehicle, a location that provides a flat area greater than or equal to a floor area required for unloading the goods, based on the size of the goods to be taken over from the unmanned aerial vehicle;
determining, by the autonomous vehicle, the identified location as a goods handing over point;
providing, by the autonomous vehicle, information of the goods handing over point to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
receiving, by the autonomous vehicle, the goods from the unmanned aerial vehicle at the goods handing over point,
wherein, the goods handing over point is determined using a peripheral gradient measured by the autonomous vehicle, and the size of the flat area is determined based on the size of the goods and the number of other autonomous vehicles.
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