Patent ID: 11932279
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An item repositioning method, comprising:
in response to a request for an item, moving a vehicle along a first route to a location of the item, wherein the request is a request that is sent based on a passage of time;
loading the item in the vehicle using a lift assist device mounted to the vehicle;
moving the vehicle along a second route to transport the item to a desired location, the passage of time a passage of time since the vehicle last delivered another item to the desired location;
at the desired location, unloading the item from the vehicle using the lift assist device;
and sliding the lift assist device along a crossbar in a cross-vehicle direction after moving the vehicle along the first route and before moving the vehicle along the second route.