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publication_id: "OT-2026-000002174"
title: "Systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate docking of robotic vehicles with platforms"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:11:15.667469Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002174"
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# Systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate docking of robotic vehicles with platforms

## Abstract

Systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate docking of robotic vehicles with platforms are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; machine readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the machine readable instructions to identify a property associated with a platform; determine a confidence associated with docking the platform and an autonomous vehicle based on the property associated with the platform; identify a positioning maneuver to be performed by the autonomous vehicle relative to the platform based on the confidence and the property of the platform; and output an instruction to cause the autonomous vehicle to perform the positioning maneuver.