Patent ID: 11890957
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the instructions stored on the at least one memory, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to perform:
receiving, originating from the mobile charging station, an indication regarding whether the mobile charging station has reached a location within a predetermined distance of a current position of the mobile battery-powered entity such that the mobile charging station can establish electrical communication with the mobile battery-powered entity or deploy an external battery unit to be supported by a portion of the mobile battery-powered entity;
in an instance in which said indication is an affirmative indication, causing the mobile charging station to establish electrical communication with the mobile battery-powered entity or cause the mobile charging station to deploy at least one external battery unit to the current position of the mobile battery-powered entity while the battery-powered entity continues to travel through the transportation network, the deployed at least one external battery unit carrying a replenishing supply of charge; and
causing transfer of at least a portion of the replenishing supply of electrical charge from the at least one external battery unit to the mobile battery-powered entity.