Drone Shade Assembly With Adjustable Screen and Airflow Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drone systems lack an effective method to provide shade over a target area, as previous solutions fail to combine the necessary structural and operational elements for efficient shade provision.
Innovation Solution
A drone assembly comprising a drone, a screen, and struts with threaded assemblies, where the struts connect the drone to the screen, allowing for adjustable positioning and secure attachment, enabling the drone to cast shade by obstructing light from the sun.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a drone assembly is designed to provide shade by positioning a screen above or below the drone, then shade provision capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for struts, threaded assemblies, and screen mounting mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The shade provision system is divided into separate functional components: the drone body, the screen, and the struts with threaded assemblies. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system functionality, resolving the contradiction by making the complex system modular and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The drone assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it can provide shade by positioning the screen, it can be transported using the rack station coupling, and it maintains flight capability. The struts and threaded assemblies serve both structural support and adjustable positioning functions, reducing overall system complexity through multi-functionality.
2Ease of operation
If struts with threaded assemblies are used to connect the drone to the screen for adjustable positioning, then positioning flexibility is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded assemblies enable dynamic adjustment of the screen position relative to the drone, allowing the operator to change the shade configuration as needed. This dynamic capability provides positioning flexibility while using standard threaded mechanisms that are relatively easy to manufacture and assemble.
Solution Approach 2:
The struts act as intermediary elements between the drone and the screen, providing a mechanical connection that allows for adjustable positioning through the threaded assemblies. This intermediary structure simplifies the overall design by decoupling the drone and screen into separate, independently manufacturable components.
3Productivity
If the screen is positioned close to the drone for effective shade casting, then shade efficiency is improved, but airflow for flight may be obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The screen position is made dynamically adjustable through the threaded assemblies, allowing optimization of the distance between the screen and drone. This enables finding the optimal balance between shade efficiency (closer positioning) and airflow requirements (greater distance), resolving the contradiction through adjustable configuration.
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AI summary
The disclosure herein includes a drone assembly, which drone assembly may include: a drone; a screen; and a strut having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the strut is coupled to the drone and the second portion of the strut is coupled to the screen.