Amazon filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that documents the methods and systems that would be put in place in the event that unmanned drones could face some danger in the wild.
The primary piece of technology gleaned from the patent documents is the idea of a mesh network between the drones (or uncrewed autonomous vehicles). In the proposed system, the drones 
can link up to each other and communicate data, such as location and other physical positions. If one drone doesn’t receive proper data from another, it can assume that one has been compromised and actions can be taken.
can link up to each other and communicate data, such as location and other physical positions. If one drone doesn’t receive proper data from another, it can assume that one has been compromised and actions can be taken.
The other UAVs in the network can then help the compromised drone to get to safety. A “fail-safe mode” can help them land in a safe location and allows other drones to provide surveillance.
The mode can also direct a UAV to take “evasive maneuvers, navigate to a safe landing or parking zone for inspection, and so forth” if a person, for example, tries to throw something at it.
To detect foreign objects, the drones
would be equipped with “proximity sensors” that use all kinds of detection (radio frequencies
, sonar
, both optical and acoustic sensors
, etc.each individual). Then they could take the appropriate actions.
would be equipped with “proximity sensors” that use all kinds of detection (radio frequencies, sonar, both optical and acoustic sensors, etc.each individual). Then they could take the appropriate actions.
The drones
probably wouldn’t be able to evade a bullet if it knocked them out of the sky. With this technology, Amazon
seems less worried about each drone
and more focused on catching perpetrators and keeping an eye on a pack of them. If one drone
in the group is knocked out, the rest of them can receive the data and figure out where the last known location of it was, and what, if anything, took it out.
probably wouldn’t be able to evade a bullet if it knocked them out of the sky. With this technology, Amazon seems less worried about each drone and more focused on catching perpetrators and keeping an eye on a pack of them. If one drone in the group is knocked out, the rest of them can receive the data and figure out where the last known location of it was, and what, if anything, took it out.
This allows an Amazon
employee can go and retrieve the drone
. Other features in the patent can alert local authorities to the incident and deploy small, crash-landing air bags
.
employee can go and retrieve the drone. Other features in the patent can alert local authorities to the incident and deploy small, crash-landing air bags.
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