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US 11,235,876 B2Granted
Drone-based vehicle illumination
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsCynthia M. Neubecker, Brad Alan Ignaczak, Somak Datta Gupta, Brian Bennie
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Abstract
A computer is programmed to deploy an aerial drone to fly within a specified distance of a first vehicle. The computer is programmed to detect a second vehicle and then activate an aerial drone light.
Claims18
A computer, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computer is programmed to:
- deploy an aerial drone to fly within a specified distance of a first vehicle;
- detect a second vehicle;
- receive data from one or more drone sensors indicating a location of the second vehicle;
- then activate an aerial drone light;
- and
- position, based on the data, the aerial drone light to illuminate the second vehicle.
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A method, comprising:
- deploying an aerial drone to fly in a specified range of a first vehicle;
- detecting a second vehicle;
- receiving data from one or more drone sensors indicating a location of the second vehicle;
- actuating an aerial drone light to illuminate upon detection of the second vehicle;
- and
- positioning, based on the data, the aerial drone light to illuminate the second vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.