GB2537122A - Automated drone package receiver module - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
- A47G29/141—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels comprising electronically controlled locking means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00
- A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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- B64U2101/60—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
- B64U2101/64—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons for parcel delivery or retrieval
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Abstract
A structure preferably over 3m high that can securely receive packages delivered by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The structure will detect the drone when it is hovering above the module by way of audio detection means or by way of a signal sent by the UAV. Upon detecting the UAV, doors in the top of the structure will open, allowing the UAV to deposit the package within the structure. The doors will then close and the package will be lowered internally by way of a lift to the base of the structure where it can be kept securely until retrieved. The structure may have solar panels. The package receiving area may be surrounded by netting to minimise the risk an imprecise delivery.
Description
Intellectual Property Office Application No. GII1505883.7 RTM Date:28 October 2015 The following terms are registered trade marks and should be read as such wherever they occur in this document: Bluetooth Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office www.gov.uk /ipo Automated Drone Package Receiver Module This invention relates to providing a solution for the automated detection of a drone by a package receiver module when such a drone is in the process of delivering any item to such a module for pick-up by the intended recipient of the package.
Currently, there is a lack of an automated means by which a module intended for the receipt & storage of a package delivered via drone can detect the drone.
This present invention consists of a stand-alone module, made from any material, which has an opening preferably at the top of the module that is kept in the closed position, but is automatically opened when the module detects the presence of the drone using the methods described below.
Within the module is a lift that is operated via an automated electric or hydraulic motor. The lift has a cushioned platform on its top that is used to cushion the falling impact or lowering of the package. The top of the module has a bowl or net-type feature that allows for a tolerance error in relation to the precision delivery of the object by the drone when the drone is hovering above the module. If the drone is not directly over the module when the object is dropped or lowered, then the net/bowl feature will ensure that the object is still guided into the top of the module. When the drone is detected by the module using the methods described below, the hatch at the top of the unit will open for a set period of time. This will allow the drone to drop or lower the package into the collection bowl or net at the top of the module, and thus into the open hatch. After a period of time has elapsed, the doors or hatch will automatically close, thus preventing any external intrusion of any other foreign object or debris, including the elements, into the module.
The object being delivered by drone will then automatically lower to the base of the module via the platform located therein and will remain in that position. The object will then be accessed via a panel in the side of the module at its base. The panel will only open when a secure entry method, such as a pin, fingerprint scanner or combination lock has been activated.
The module will detect the drone when it is above the module in the hover, or near to the module, either via an audio detection device, a radio wave signal detection device, a light detection device an infrared detection device, a Bluetooth detection device or a combination of any of the aforementioned. This detection of the drone will lead to the delivery doors of the module to open, or any other such similar process following the detection of the drone by the receiver module, thus allowing the object being delivered by the drone to drop or lower into the module. The delivery doors will then close, and the object being delivered will be lowered internally via the lift into the 'pick up' position at the base of the module.
The module will be powered by solar panels which can be affixed to the top of the housing. These solar panels could feed rechargeable batteries which will mean that even in low-light conditions, that there is enough power to feed the unit. The module can be weighted to the ground via a ballast tank located at the bottom of the module.
The advantages of the invention are that it now allows drones to be able to deliver & deposit items in a secure, autonomous and safe manner because of the methods described in the detection of the proximity of the drone by the package receiver module. The invention means that the package being delivered is autonomously kept secure following delivery and remains out of the elements until pick-up by its intended recipient, following the automated detection of the drone by the package receiver module.
As the module is preferably solar powered, it does not need to be integrated into any main power supply. As the module is preferably weighted by ballast of any sort, then it does not preferably need to be permanently affixed to the ground ensuring easy relocation of the module As the drone does not need to fly below a specified height, then it means that the drone will not compromise the safety of anyone on the ground. Preferably, the height of the module will be over loft.
An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows the module in the closed position In figure 1 the lift 1 is in the up position and the hatch 2 is closed. The 'catch' bucket or net 3 would enable a drone above the module in the hover to be able to drop or lower the package even when not directly over the module allowing for a tolerance error when depositing the package to be delivered. The access point 4 is in the closed position and is preferably powered by the same means as the hatch and the lift. The Solar panels 5 are affixed to the top of the module. The Sensors for the detection of the drone 5A are located at various points around or on the module. The lift motor 6 is powered by the solar panels 5 and draws its power from set of rechargeable batteries 7 which can be located in the base 8 of the module.
Figure 2 shows the module in the open position In figure 2 the doors 1 open/retract in order to let the object being delivered by drone fall/lower through the opening onto the platform 2 which in figure 2 has been lowered with the hatch 1 still open. The access door 3 is now also in the open position allowing for the object being delivered by drone to be picked up. The hatch openings 1 are powered by the same supply as the lift
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