IP Library Granted Patent US 12,027,058
Granted Patent B2
US 12,027,058 · App. 17/956,519 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Vehicle, and unmanned aerial system and method including the same

Inventors: Hyunmok Kim (Seoul, KR); Chang Woo Chun (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
G08G7/00B64C39/024G05D1/0088G05D1/0202G05D1/0276G05D1/042B64U10/10B64U80/86B64U2201/10
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Patent No.
US 12,027,058
App. No.
17/956,519
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes: a vehicle sensor configured to sense surroundings; a communication device configured to communicate with a telematics service server; and a controller configured to carry an unmanned aerial apparatus which is a collaboration object transmitted from the telematics service server. In particular, the controller controls the vehicle to move in collaboration with the unmanned aerial apparatus.

Claims (11)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle sensor configured to sense surroundings and including a GPS sensor;

a communication device configured to communicate with a telematics service server and receive a landing location, a landing time, and identification information of an unmanned aerial apparatus from the telematics service server; and

a controller configured to:

identify a collaboration object based on the identification information of the unmanned aerial apparatus received from the communication device,

carry the unmanned aerial apparatus which is the collaboration object, and

control a collaborative movement between the vehicle and the unmanned aerial apparatus based on a current location of the vehicle received from the GPS sensor,

wherein the unmanned aerial apparatus lands on the vehicle and is moved dependent on the vehicle via the collaborative movement,

wherein the controller is configured to transmit a collaboration failure message to the telematics service server when the unmanned aerial apparatus is not found even after a waiting time from the received landing time at the received landing location,

wherein the unmanned aerial apparatus is retrieved by a rescue unmanned aerial apparatus by transmitting the collaboration failure message to the telematics service server.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to transmit a collaboration success message to the telematics service server based on finding the unmanned aerial apparatus within the waiting time from the received landing time at the received landing location, and receive a collaboration path from the telematics service server.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: KIM, HYUNMOK; CHUN, CHANG WOO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061303/0949 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
To: KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061599/0473 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0015349 · Feb 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 16050147 · Jul 31, 2018
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