Systems, devices and methods delivering energy using an uncrewed autonomous vehicle

An uncrewed autonomous vehicle (“UAV”) comprising:

• an energy storage device configured to store energy;
• a communication interface;
• a memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor in communication with the communication interface and the memory,
• the processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive, using the communication interface, an instruction to transfer energy between the energy storage device and a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is proximate to a rendezvous location;
• execute a first authentication process to authenticate one or more of the vehicle or the UAV using wireless communication, wherein the first authentication process determines correspondence between a speed of the vehicle and a docking speed supported by the UAV;
• navigate the UAV to the rendezvous location;
• determine location and motion information associated with the vehicle;
• execute a second authentication process by detecting an optical target on the vehicle;
• dock with the vehicle, wherein the dock includes establishment of a wired connection between the vehicle and the UAV using one or more of electrical conductors;
• execute a third authentication process to authenticate the vehicle using the wired connection between the vehicle and the UAV;
• and
• responsive to success with the first, second, and third authentication process, transfer at least one of:
• a portion of the energy stored in the energy storage device to the vehicle;
• or
• a portion of energy stored in the vehicle to the energy storage device.

A method comprising:

• generating, using a device, an energy request;
• providing the energy request to a server configured to select a first uncrewed autonomous vehicle (“UAV”), wherein:
• the first UAV is selected from a plurality of different UAVs;
• and
• the first UAV includes energy for the device;
• performing, before dispatch of the first UAV, a first authentication between the server and the first UAV using wireless communication;
• performing a second authentication between the first UAV and the device using the wireless communication, wherein one or more of the first authentication or the second authentication includes determining correspondence between a speed of the device and a docking speed supported by the first UAV;
• docking the device with the first UAV;
• performing a third authentication between the first UAV and the device using a wired connection between the first UAV and the device;
• and
• transferring energy between the device and the first UAV.