Drone docking structure of autonomous vehicle and a method for delivery using the same

1. 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,

opening a sunroof of the vehicle,

applying power to a docking cover configured to open and close a top portion of a coil housing,

applying power to a coil in the coil housing, and

docking the drone to the coil housing and 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the docking of the drone to the vehicle further comprises:

applying, by the sunroof controller, the power to a motor configured to actuate the docking cover.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coil is arranged on an inner wall of the coil housing in a spiral shape.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

magnetizing a mounting core in the form of an electromagnet due to a magnetic field of the coil, the mounting core having a predetermined length from a center of a bottom portion of the coil housing; and

fixing legs of the drone in the magnetized mounting core.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drone is dismounted from the vehicle after the drone performs a delivery operation.