Patent ID: 11965972
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method for determining a location of a vehicle including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) location system and one or more image sensors in a manufacturing environment, the method comprising:
determining an image-based location of the vehicle based on an image including a location tag;
determining, using the GNSS location system, a GNSS-based location of the vehicle; and
selectively activating an auxiliary location detection system based on a difference between the image-based location and the GNSS-based location, wherein the auxiliary location detection system includes a GNSS repeater system, an ultra-wideband (UWB) system, a triangulation system, a charging station location detection (CSLD) system, or a combination thereof; and
in response to activating the auxiliary location detection system:
determining, when a key cycle transition condition of the vehicle and a vehicle gear transition condition of the vehicle are satisfied, a location parameter of the vehicle using the auxiliary location detection system, wherein the location parameter includes a location of the vehicle, identification information of the vehicle, and a timestamp of the vehicle;
determining a vehicle time period based on the location parameter and a previous location parameter of the vehicle; and
validating a manufacturing routine of the vehicle when the location parameter satisfies a location condition and the vehicle time period satisfies a time condition.