Charles Edward Maxwell

US Patent:

20230005177, Jan 5, 2023

Filed:

Jun 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/364136

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Allen R. Murray - Lake Orion MI, US
Fahad Liaqat - Novi MI, US
Daniel Robert Taylor - Grosse Ile MI, US
Sikder Imam - Novi MI, US
Charles Robert Maxwell Zine - Dearborn MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

G06T 7/73

Abstract:

A method for determining a location of a vehicle including one or more image sensors in a manufacturing environment includes 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 based on an image including a location tag and a previous image obtained from the one or more image sensors. The method includes determining a vehicle time period based on the image and the previous image. The method includes validating a manufacturing routine of the vehicle when the location parameter satisfies a location condition and the vehicle time period satisfies a time condition.