Patent ID: 11915538
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable to:
determine a currently activatable feature on a vehicle from a plurality of features;
establish negotiations between each of a plurality of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) anchors of the vehicle and at least one mobile device;
select a search strategy from a plurality of search strategies based on the currently activatable feature;
upon selecting a first strategy as the search strategy, during a search iteration, determine distance data to the at least one mobile device from a first subset of the UWB anchors of the vehicle, and inhibit a remainder of the UWB anchors other than the first subset, wherein the first strategy defines the first subset;
perform a trilateral calculation on the distance data for the at least one mobile device; and
actuate a component of the vehicle according to the currently activatable feature based on a result of the trilateral calculation.