Package acceptance, guidance, and refuel system for drone technology
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drone delivery systems face challenges such as limited range and payload capacity, adverse weather impact, inability to handle system errors, insecure package delivery verification, package security issues, obstacle avoidance difficulties, and communication limitations, which affect efficiency and customer confidence.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of drone Package Acceptance, Guidance, and Refuel (PAGR) appliances, which include secure package storage, information and guidance systems, refueling capabilities, and communication modules to enhance safe delivery, adapt to local conditions, and improve drone operation and customer confidence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If battery and propulsion systems size and weight are increased to extend range and payload capacity, then range and payload capacity are improved, but efficiency decreases and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediate landing platforms that segment the delivery journey into multiple shorter flights. Drones can land, exchange packages, and return to base or continue to the next destination, avoiding the need for single long-range flights that require larger batteries and propulsion systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate landing platforms serve as intermediaries between the drone base and final delivery locations. These platforms enable package transfer and drone refueling/recharging, acting as mediators that extend delivery range without requiring proportional increases in drone battery capacity.
2Measurement precision
If on-board sensors and components are enhanced to improve guidance capability, then guidance efficacy is improved, but power consumption increases and weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensor types (GPS, vision, lidar) into an integrated guidance system that shares processing resources and data streams. The intermediate platforms also provide ground-based guidance infrastructure that complements on-board sensors, reducing the need for redundant high-power on-board systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments described herein relate to a drone landing platform. One or more sensors coupled to the drone landing platform can detect local conditions in the vicinity of the drone landing platform. A communications system can be operable to transmit information related local conditions to a drone.