Systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate docking of robotic vehicles with platforms

A method of operating an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• i) identifying one or more properties of a platform;
• ii) selecting a positioning maneuver to be performed by the autonomous vehicle relative to the platform based on the one or more properties identified in step i);
• and
• iii) outputting an instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to perform the positioning maneuver selected in step ii).

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium of comprising machine-readable instructions that are to cause processor circuitry to at least:

• i) identify one or more properties of a platform;
• ii) select a positioning maneuver to be performed by the autonomous vehicle relative to the platform based on the one or more properties identified in step i);
• and
• iii) output an instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to perform the positioning maneuver selected in step ii).