Last mile delivery systems and methods using a combination of autonomous launch and delivery vehicles
US10726379B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A launch vehicle can include a mobility system, a launch system, and a computing system. The mobility system can be configured to travel to a general target location. The launch system can be configured to house a plurality of autonomous delivery vehicles assigned for transporting one or more deliverable items from the general target location to respective specific target delivery locations. The computing system can be configured to control launch of the plurality of autonomous delivery vehicles from the launch vehicle at a respective plurality of predetermined launch positions, each predetermined launch position associated with a corresponding launch time, and each autonomous delivery vehicle configured to travel from a launch position of the respective plurality of predetermined launch positions to a specific target delivery location of the respective specific target delivery locations and from the specific target delivery location to one or more predetermined landing positions.
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