Device and system for secure package delivery by a mobile robot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current package delivery methods, including drones and autonomous vehicles, face challenges such as noise pollution, safety concerns, and inefficiencies in delivering packages of varying sizes, particularly in last-mile delivery, where there is a need for flexible and secure compartment solutions.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment storage container with individually lockable compartments, featuring adjustable separating walls and rolls that can be extended to varying lengths, providing flexibility in compartment size and secure package delivery, integrated into a mobile robot for autonomous navigation on pedestrian pathways.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If drones are used for package delivery, then delivery speed and accessibility are improved, but noise pollution and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces ground-based mobile delivery robots as an intermediary solution between traditional courier delivery and drone delivery. These robots operate on sidewalks and pedestrian pathways, providing silent and safe delivery while maintaining accessibility to various locations.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If ground-based delivery robots are used instead of drones, then noise pollution and safety risks are reduced, but delivery speed may be decreased
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery robots are equipped with autonomous navigation capabilities using computer vision systems and redundant sensors, allowing them to navigate to destinations independently without human intervention. This automation maintains efficiency while enabling silent, safe operation on pedestrian pathways.
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AI summary
A storage container, comprising a rigid body including a floor, a front wall, a back wall, and side walls, at least one separating wall, and a plurality of fixing elements for removably fixing the separating walls to the storage container. The storage container further comprises a locking element. The container further comprises a plurality of compartments configured to be separated by the separating wall and locked via the locking element. Further, a system comprising a mobile robot and the storage container is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for secure package delivery employing the system.