Drone Package Delivery Mounting System with Infrared Beacon Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of managing multiple drones in congested areas for package delivery leads to navigation challenges and inefficiencies, such as congestion and difficulty in successful drone navigation.
Innovation Solution
A delivery package mounting unit system that includes infrared beacons for drone alignment, a rail system for package tray movement, and a control unit for notification and weather monitoring, enabling safe and efficient drone package delivery to structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple drones are used for package delivery in congested areas, then delivery capacity increases, but navigation difficulty and congestion worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mounting system with infrared beacons as an intermediary between the drone and the delivery location. The beacons emit infrared signals that guide the drone's navigation, acting as a mediator that simplifies the complex navigation task in congested areas while maintaining high delivery capacity through automated guidance
2Productivity
If automated drone delivery systems are implemented, then delivery efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into distinct functional components: infrared beacons for navigation guidance, mounting mechanisms for secure package transfer, and control units for coordination. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving overall delivery efficiency while managing system complexity through modular design
3Area of stationary object
If drones operate in high-volume delivery areas, then delivery coverage increases, but congestion and navigation challenges worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The infrared beacons provide continuous feedback signals to the drone's navigation system, enabling real-time course correction and precise positioning. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable navigation in high-volume delivery areas by constantly guiding the drone toward the correct landing zone, maintaining successful navigation rates even as delivery coverage expands
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates safe and efficient package delivery by ensuring correct drone landing and navigation, managing congestion, and providing secure and accessible package reception, enhancing the operational efficiency of drone delivery systems.
Implementation Method 1
The mounting unit includes one or more infrared beacons that facilitate the drone's alignment with the mounting unit
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for receiving packages from drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are described. The systems can include a delivery package mounting unit, such as a unit configured to mount to the outside of a house or building, configured and adapted to facilitate the landing of a drone to the unit and receive to multiple packages from the drone and/or one or more other drones. In some embodiments, the mounting unit includes a landing tray configured to facilitate the landing of a drone to the unit, and a moveable package tray configured to receive packages and other cargo from the drone.