UAV Dispenser with Segmented Compartments for Multi-Address Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery systems are limited to single-package, single-address deliveries, restricting their commercial, environmental, and societal benefits, and there is a need for a system that can efficiently deliver multiple articles to multiple targets.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser system integrated with UAVs that allows for multiple articles to be delivered to various locations using intelligent compartments with controlled orifices, sensors, and communication protocols, enabling real-time tracking and navigation, and utilizing quieter rotor technology to reduce sound pollution and traffic reliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional UAV delivery systems are used for single-package, single-address deliveries, then the system is simple to operate, but the productivity and delivery efficiency are severely limited
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser is divided into multiple compartments, each capable of holding separate packages for different delivery addresses. Each compartment can be independently controlled to release its package at the appropriate location, enabling multi-address deliveries from a single UAV without requiring multiple separate delivery trips.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser system is designed to perform multiple functions: it can hold multiple packages simultaneously, navigate to multiple different addresses, and release packages at different times and locations. This multi-functionality allows a single UAV-delivery system to serve multiple delivery routes and addresses, dramatically improving productivity without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Loss of time
If multiple articles are delivered to multiple targets using a single UAV, then the loss of time is reduced, but the device complexity increases due to intelligent compartments and controlled orifices
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple packages are pre-loaded into separate compartments before the UAV takes off. The system plans the delivery route and determines the release sequence in advance. As the UAV flies along the predetermined path, compartments are activated in sequence to release packages at the appropriate locations, eliminating the need for return trips and significantly reducing total delivery time.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser incorporates dynamically controllable orifices or shutters in each compartment that can open or close based on the UAV's position and the required delivery sequence. This dynamic control allows precise timing of package release at different locations while the UAV remains in flight, enabling multi-point deliveries without increasing structural complexity beyond manageable levels.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional ground-based transportation is used, then the device complexity is low, but the harmful factors such as traffic congestion and sound pollution increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces ground-based mechanical transportation systems (vehicles traveling on roads) with an aerial UAV system that operates independently of ground infrastructure. This substitution eliminates traffic congestion issues entirely and reduces sound pollution by using quieter electric motors and operating above ground-level noise-sensitive areas, thereby reducing harmful factors despite the increased complexity of the UAV system.
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AI summary
A device for transporting two or more articles to two or more locations comprising:one or more holding units for carrying the two or more articlesone or more orifices for loading and/or delivering the articlesa controlling unit for directing the movement and operations of the devicea flying attachment for transporting the device through air.