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US 2019/0168888 A1Published application
Drone docking structure of autonomous vehicle and a method for delivery using the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJun-Hyuk Kim
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Abstract
A drone docking structure of an autonomous vehicle can include: a coil housing having a space for docking a drone to the vehicle; a docking cover configured to open or close a top portion of the coil housing according to whether the drone is docked; and a motor housing installed on a side surface of the coil housing and including a motor configured to actuate the docking cover.
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A drone docking structure of an autonomous vehicle, the drone docking structure comprising:
- a coil housing having a space for docking a drone to the vehicle;
- a docking cover configured to open or close a top portion of the coil housing according to whether the drone is docked;
- and
- a motor housing installed on a side surface of the coil housing and including a motor configured to actuate the docking cover.
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A method for delivery using a drone docking structure of an autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- transmitting, by a telematics controller controlling an operation of the vehicle, a landing signal to a sunroof controller of the vehicle for docking a drone to the vehicle;
- docking, by the sunroof controller, the drone to the vehicle, the docking of the drone to the vehicle comprising:
- receiving the landing signal from the telematics controller,
- applying power to a coil in a coil housing for opening a sunroof of the vehicle, and
- docking the drone to a plurality of corners of the sunroof;
- and
- dismounting the drone from the vehicle by closing the sunroof and releasing the power in response to receiving a dismount signal from the telematics controller,
- wherein a docking cover is configured to open or close a top portion of the coil housing.
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