公开(公告)号：WO2018111258A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：PCT/US2016/066597

申请日：2016-12-14

申请人： FORD MOTOR COMPANY

发明人： NEUBECKER, Cynthia, M. ,  IGNACZAK, Brad, Alan ,  DATTA GUPTA, Somak ,  BENNIE, Brian

IPC分类号： B64C13/00 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/02 ,  G01C22/00

摘要： A computer is programmed to deploy an aerial drone to fly within a specified distance of a first vehicle. The computer is programmed to detect a second vehicle and then activate an aerial drone light.

公开(公告)号：WO2018101926A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：PCT/US2016/064142

申请日：2016-11-30

申请人： FORD MOTOR COMPANY

发明人： NEUBECKER, Cynthia M. ,  IGNACZAK, Brad ,  DATTA GUPTA, Somak ,  BENNIE, Brian

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  B60L11/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus for vehicle-based drone charging are disclosed herein. A vehicle-based drone charging apparatus includes a charging device to be operatively coupled to a vehicle. The charging device is to charge a drone in response to the drone being operatively coupled to the charging device. The vehicle-based drone charging apparatus further includes a communication interface to be operatively coupled to the vehicle. The communication interface is to broadcast use information associated with the charging device. The use information includes location information associated with a location of the vehicle and fee information associated with a cost for use of the charging device.