Autonomous Drone for Safe Stinging Insect Nest Extermination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for exterminating flying stinging insects are hazardous and inconvenient, particularly for individuals with life-threatening allergies, as they require protective gear and manual application of insecticide, posing risks of splashing or blowing onto the user.
Innovation Solution
A drone equipped with detection sensors, a processor, a treatment dispenser, and a nest remover member, capable of autonomously detecting stinging insects, mapping their nests, and applying insecticide or dissolving nests, allowing for remote and safe extermination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual insecticide application is used, then the extermination effect is achieved, but the user is exposed to harmful insecticide splashing or blowing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a drone as an intermediary device between the user and the insect nest. The drone carries and applies insecticide remotely, allowing the user to operate from a safe distance while still achieving effective nest extermination. This mediator eliminates direct harmful exposure while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If protective gear is worn during manual application, then user protection is improved, but the operation becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The drone serves as a mediator that eliminates the need for protective gear by performing the hazardous task remotely. The user operates the drone from a safe distance, completely avoiding the need to don cumbersome protective equipment while still achieving safe insecticide application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical system of protective gear and hand-held application with an automated aerial delivery system. The drone's automated navigation and spray mechanisms substitute for human operation, eliminating the need for physical protection while improving operational convenience.
3Ease of operation
If autonomous detection and application is implemented, then operation convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drone is designed as a multi-functional platform that integrates detection sensors, navigation systems, insecticide storage, and spray mechanisms into a single universal device. This consolidation allows autonomous operation while managing complexity by combining multiple functions in one system rather than separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The drone incorporates autonomous navigation and detection capabilities that allow it to locate nests and apply insecticide without continuous human intervention. The system serves itself by using onboard sensors to detect targets and automated controls to execute treatment, reducing operational complexity despite increased device capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
An extermination drone may include a transceiver; at least one detection sensor configured to detect a stinging insect; a processor communicatively connected to the at least one detection sensor and transceiver; a power supply electrically connected to the transceiver, the at least one detection sensor, and the processor; at least one propulsion means; and an insecticide treatment dispenser communicatively connected to the transceiver. The insecticide treatment dispenser may be configured to dispense an insecticide upon receiving a first signal.