Amazon UAV new patent: self-disintegration in case of failure

Amazon has always done a lot of work in the field of drones . For example, a drone parachute can safely land the cargo on the ground; when the power is lacking, the drone can be charged by means of a "connection point" such as a street lamp or a charging rod; the drone cluster is delivered, and the small unmanned person The machine can also be shipped out of the cluster by instruction.

It is not difficult to find that Amazon has always focused on how to ensure that the drone successfully completes the delivery of goods during the delivery process. But a recent Amazon patent may be a big surprise: they submitted a patent document called "directed fragmentation for unmanned airborne vehicles." In other words, Amazon is working on the development of drones to disintegrate themselves in the air, allowing them to disperse their parts in the face of falling.

Judging from the contents of the patent documents submitted by them, this method of disintegration is quite complicated, far more than ordinary people imagine. Once the UAV crashes during flight, the threat of ground damage can be reduced by disassembling the components by self-disintegration.

But drones are not all disintegrated at once. Amazon's drones are equipped with something called a "split controller ." According to the patent application, the unmanned opportunity provides the best disassembly sequence for one or more components based on various factors such as flight path, flight condition and terrain topology information.

The "split controller" mentioned above can provide specific component disassembly sequences based on specific internal or external conditions and conditions. The external conditions described in this patent include wind, rain, lightning, high pressure or low pressure zones, and the like. The drone chooses the most effective disintegration plan according to the specific situation. At present, the technology is mature enough to analyze the cause of the failure of the drone and to disperse all or part of the components in the safest way at a specific time.

Amazon has been a leader in the field of drone technology patents, some of which have complete logic, and some seem to be current. Of course, no matter how bold Amazon's ideas are, these solutions can help Amazon take the lead in the global drone competition.