Multi-Compartment Drone Container for Selective Package Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drone delivery systems are inefficient as they require multiple trips for delivering multiple packages to different recipients at the same location, leading to repeated travel routes and inefficient management.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment storage container with selective access, adaptable to various product sizes and shapes, integrated with a drone that allows simultaneous delivery of multiple packages to specific recipients, preventing unauthorized access between compartments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single-compartment drone delivery system is used, then the drone can deliver one package at a time, but it requires multiple trips to deliver multiple packages to different recipients, resulting in loss of time and reduced productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery system is segmented into multiple independent compartments, each capable of being accessed by a specific recipient. This allows the drone to deliver multiple packages simultaneously in a single trip, eliminating the need for multiple sequential trips and significantly improving productivity while reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple delivery compartments are merged into a single integrated container that can be transported by one drone. This combining of multiple delivery functions into one system allows simultaneous delivery to multiple recipients, resolving the contradiction between delivery efficiency and travel time.
2Reliability
If multiple packages are delivered in separate trips, then each package can be securely delivered to its recipient, but the drone repeats the same travel routes multiple times, resulting in loss of time and reduced productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple sealed compartments, each with its own access control mechanism. This segmentation maintains secure delivery for each package while allowing all compartments to be transported simultaneously, eliminating repeated travel routes and improving drone utilization.
3Productivity
If a multi-compartment container is used for simultaneous delivery, then delivery efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple compartments and access control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
Each compartment is designed with universal access control features that can be independently activated or deactivated. This multi-functionality allows the system to operate in various modes (single compartment access, multiple compartments access, selective access) without requiring fundamentally different structural designs, thereby managing complexity while maintaining high delivery efficiency.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the container is designed to accommodate various package sizes, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to adjustable compartment configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The compartment configuration is made dynamic and adjustable, allowing users to modify compartment sizes and arrangements based on package requirements. This dynamic adaptability enables the container to accommodate various package sizes without requiring multiple specialized container designs, balancing versatility with manageable complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-compartment storage container for a drone is disclosed having a housing defining a main compartment, a plurality of separation walls designed to delimit from each other internal compartments which are contained inside the main compartment, closing assemblies associated with an internal compartment operable to be switched between a locked configuration which prevents access to the internal compartment, and an unlocked configuration which allow access to the internal compartment. A control device is also provided being connected to the closing assemblies allowing them to operate selectively and equipped with an interface configured to receive an identification signal from a user. If the identification signal is associated with a predefined access authorization a selected internal compartment associated with the predefined access authorization is unlocked.