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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING UNMANNED DELIVERY VEHICLES WITH EXPRESSIONS

  • US 20180005169A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2017
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An unmanned delivery vehicle system for delivering products to customers comprising:

  • a locomotion system of an unmanned ground vehicle configured to transport items to customer locations for deliveries;

    a context sensor configured to collect data of a surrounding of the unmanned ground vehicle, the context sensor comprises a location sensor, an image sensor, and a sound sensor;

    an indicator system on an exterior of the unmanned ground vehicle comprising a speaker and indicator lights; and

    a control circuit coupled to the locomotion system, the context sensor, and the indicator system, the control circuit being configured to;

    retrieve a task profile for a delivery trip the task profile comprises one or more route neighborhood profiles;

    determine a context based on data from the context sensor during the delivery trip;

    select a personality profile from a plurality of personality profiles based on a route neighborhood profile in the task profile associated with a current location of the unmanned ground vehicle;

    detect, via the context sensor, a trigger condition of an expression associated with the personality profile; and

    cause the speaker and the indicator lights of the indicator system to convey the expression.

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