Retractable Drone Receiving Tray for Secure Building Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drone-based package delivery systems lack a reliable and secure method for safely and securely delivering packages to residential and commercial addresses, as they do not address how the cargo is received by the customer once in transit.
Innovation Solution
A drone receiving system (DRS Nest) with a tray functioning as a landing pad and nest, equipped with an expandable and retractable mounting arm for secure attachment to a structure, along with communication capabilities for guided delivery and proof of delivery confirmation, including sensors and a smartphone app for tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the drone receiving system is mounted at an elevated location on a structure, then security against theft is improved, but the drone cannot land without obstruction from the structure
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting arm is designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing it to extend outward from the structure to provide an unobstructed landing area for the drone, then retract inward to allow easy retrieval of packages from inside the structure. This dynamic movement resolves the contradiction between maintaining elevated secure positioning and enabling drone access.
2Ease of operation
If the mounting arm is fixed and extended, then drone landing is unobstructed, but the system cannot be retracted for secure package retrieval
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting arm transitions from a fixed extended position during drone landing to a retractable position for package retrieval. This dynamic retraction capability maintains both unobstructed drone access and secure package retrieval, eliminating the need to choose between the two conflicting requirements.
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AI summary
A drone receiving system having a tray configured to function as a landing pad for the drone delivering a package as well as a nest for the package, wherein the tray is associated with at least a mounting arm for mounting the drone receiving system to an outside of a structure, wherein the at least a mounting arm is expandable to move the tray away from the structure, so that the drone can deliver the package without being obstructed by the structure, and wherein the at least a mounting arm is retractable to move the tray after package delivery toward the structure, so that the package can be unloaded from the tray from inside the structure.