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US 2022/0063679 A1Published application
Logistics system
AssigneeKarma Automotive LLC
InventorsStefan GUDMUNDSSON, Lance Liang ZHOU
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Abstract
An autonomous delivery system configured to provide optimized delivery for packages and provide services to multiple locations along a path. The delivery system includes a vehicle capable of autonomously driving and providing the packages and/or services required.
Claims20
A delivery system comprising:
- a vehicle having one or more vehicle sensors, an electronic vehicle processor, and a vehicle memory, wherein the one or more vehicle sensors and the electronic vehicle processor is in communication with the vehicle memory and the one or more vehicle sensors is configured to send sensor data to the vehicle memory;
- a positioning system configured to continuously communicate with the vehicle memory by continuously sending location data configured to be received by and stored in the vehicle memory, wherein the location data corresponds to a current location of the vehicle;
- wherein the electronic vehicle processor is configured to read the computer memory in order to continuously calculate a path depending on the location data and the sensor data received by the vehicle memory;
- wherein the path includes a plurality of locations where the vehicle will stop moving, and wherein the stop locations are calculated by the vehicle processor by using vehicle sensor data and predetermined delivery location data stored in the vehicle memory,
- wherein the predetermined delivery location data corresponds to predetermined delivery locations;
- and
- wherein the vehicle includes a powertrain system controlled by the vehicle processor;
- and
- wherein the vehicle processor is configured to send commands to the powertrain system in order to autonomously drive the vehicle along the path.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an electronic vehicle processor
- one or more vehicle sensors;
- a vehicle memory, wherein the vehicle sensors and the electronic vehicle processor is in communication with the vehicle memory and the one or more vehicle sensor configured to send sensor data to the vehicle memory;
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a positioning system;
- wherein the positioning system is configured to continuously communicate with the vehicle memory via the transceiver by continuously sending location data to the transceiver and stored in the vehicle memory, wherein the location data corresponds to the current location of the vehicle;
- wherein the electronic vehicle processor is configured to read the computer memory in order to continuously calculate a path depending on the location data of the current location of the vehicle and sensor data received by the vehicle memory;
- wherein the path includes a plurality of stops calculated by the vehicle processor by using vehicle sensor data and predetermined delivery location data stored in the vehicle memory;
- wherein the vehicle includes a powertrain system controlled by the vehicle processor;
- and
- wherein the vehicle processor is configured to send commands to the powertrain system in order to autonomously drive the vehicle along the path.
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