Amazon Secures Patent For Self-Destructive Drone Design

in #drones7 years ago

Amazon has recently secured a patent for a drone design that would have the drone disassemble itself in an emergency.

They want to design a drone that is going to be able to fall safely from the sky; a drone that will be able to immediately begin a process to take itself apart midair if necessary.

How would it be able to do this?..

According to the patent description, a fragmentation controller would take control and initiate a 'fragmentation sequence'.

One worry that many have had with drone deliveries taking place in the future is the potential for them to be falling on people and causing a myriad of damage.

A previous FAA report does suggest that worries over such injuries might be overstated as they've found that smaller drone vehicles are less likely to cause damage if they were to fall directly onto your head; the drone itself would absorb most of the energy in the collision they say. Despite that however, many are still worried about the potential for things to go wrong.

It's suggested that this new drone design for Amazon, designed for midair self-destruction, will help it to land safely by enabling the drone to land in many small pieces.

In the event that something does go wrong, according to the recently secured patent, the drone would seek to scatter the pieces across a park and dump the package off into a nearby tree. The rotor would seek to drop onto a clear grassy area, the drone computer landing in the park as well, shell likely to end up in a nearby pond or water area.

Aside from seeking to design drones that self-destruct in many pieces like Amazon might be looking to create, other projects have also been looking to research disposable drones that can be used for delivery. Specifically, the US Marine Corps has been testing the use of disposable drones – mostly made up of plywood – to deliver supplies to various regions. And there are other projects as well, aside from the Marine Corps, that are also looking into disposable drone options.

The drone market is suggested to reach $21 billion by 2022.


Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/12/01/amazon-designs-self-destructing-drones-split-apart-avoid-falling/
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-wants-to-protect-you-from-falling-drones-by-maki-1820913242
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/1/16723190/amazon-self-destructing-drone-falls-apart-midair-patent
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uav-drones-market-worth-2123-billion-usd-by-2022-2016-10-06-122033125

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skynet is coming xd

Short circuit love those films lol nice gif

Very cool, thanks for the info!

That Amazon, what will they think of next?

Wow, that's amazing technology. Where is it taking us next? Awesome post

Is this really about safety, do we think or perhaps something else?

Thank you for a good informative there is lot information which use full thank you.

Very cool, thanks for the info!

nice info keep sharing @doitvoluntarily Resteem & Upvoted

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