Systems and methods for roof-top UAV delivery
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames Carthew, Zijian Wang, Aditya Singh
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Abstract
A system and method for receiving a package from an unmanned aerial vehicle at a rooftop package receiving station and securely holding the package at the package receiving station. The recipient, using a computing device, may prompt the package receiving station to deliver the package from the rooftop to a delivery location.
Claims20
A method for delivering a package from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a recipient, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a package receiving station disposed on a roof of a building, an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- establishing, by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the package receiving station, a wireless communication connection between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the package receiving station;
- receiving, by the package receiving station, the package from the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the package receiving station includes a package receiving platform configured to receive the package and a package delivery assembly;
- transferring the package from the package receiving platform to the package delivery assembly;
- and
- delivering the package, by the package delivery assembly, to a delivery location.
A system for delivering packages from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a recipient, the system comprising:
- a package receiving station positioned on the roof of a building, the package receiving station comprising:
- a package receiving platform;
- a package safe;
- a package delivery assembly;
- at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
- identify an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- establish a wireless communication connection between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the package receiving station;
- receive a package dropped from the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- transfer the package from the package receiving platform to the package safe;
- notify the recipient of the package;
- receive a recipient delivery request from a recipient device;
- lower the package safe using the package delivery assembly to a delivery location;
- unlock the package safe;
- receive input from the recipient device that the recipient has retrieved the package;
- and
- retract the package safe using the package delivery assembly.
A system for delivering a package from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a delivery location, the system comprising:
- a package receiving station positioned on a roof of a building, the package receiving station comprising a package receiving platform and a package delivery assembly;
- wherein the package receiving platform comprises a stowed position and a deployed position,
- wherein the package receiving station transfers the package from the package receiving platform to the package delivery assembly,
- wherein the package delivery assembly is configured to lower the package from the package receiving platform to the delivery location below the roof of the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.