Why Using a Winch Delivery System is Important for DRONE DELIVERY Safety
The world of drone delivery has changed quite a bit in the last few years, and companies are starting to release products that will perform well in a commercial environment. While repeatability is a key factor when implementing drone delivery into a business, there is one thing that is more important — safety. There are many factors to think about when designing and manufacturing a drone delivery platform in order to make it reliable and safe. A2Z Drone Delivery started by making the safest type of delivery system possible — the RDS1 Winch System. Using a winch system for drone delivery has many advantages, but when it comes to safety, there is no doubt the RDS1 Winch is the safest system money can buy.
The RDS1 allows the operator to deliver from the air, lowering the package to the ground while the drone hovers above. The package automatically disconnects and the winch reels the Tap N Go hook back up in to the drone.
Delivery drones are usually heavy-lift platforms which were formerly designed for carrying large imaging sensors, Lidar, and cinematic movie cameras. Due to the heavy weight-carrying abilities of some of these drones, they must be large and powerful enough to carry the payload without sacrificing flight stability, flight times, or component failure. In other words, these things are heavy, and in order to carry packages, they may need to fly in not-so-optimal conditions such as wind, rain or long distances. Whenever there is a drone performing repeated tasks, accidents can happen. A heavy-lift drone falling out of the sky or getting lost isn’t something to take lightly. The equipment is expensive, and it can do major damage if it falls on people or property. To minimize risk, A2Z Drone Delivery developed a winch system in order to deliver packages from heavy-lift drones. A winch system mitigates many of the risk factors involved when delivering by drone.
Compatible with most popular heavy-lift drones on the market, the RDS1 Drone Delivery System is a full featured delivery system which is not only easy to use, but extremely safe.
There are many risks involved when landing a drone on the ground to deliver a package, and many companies are doing drone deliveries in this matter. Risks involved when landing a drone to deliver a package include:
Rotating propellers (large props rotating when landing and taking off which can injure people and damage property.)
Signal loss (if the drone lands in an area with high interference on the ground it could experience signal loss, which could initialize a RETURN TO HOME mode on the drone where it flies back to its take-off location. If initialized in an area with a lot of obstacles, the drone may not make it back.)
Weight (if for some reason the drone loses signal or has any kind of problem, it could fall and damage persons or property.)
Video interference (just like with signal loss, video signal loss could happen if the drone lands in an area with high interference. Staying in the air allows a secure signal to the operator.)
Property theft/damage (depending on where you are delivering, the area may be prone to crime. These are expensive aircraft, and theft could happen.)
Not being able to land due to ground conditions, terrain, etc. (many environments will not allow you to land due to rough terrain, water, etc.)
Some of these factors cause higher risk, but some also just simply won’t allow LAND-TO-DELIVER drone systems. A winch system has many advantages. Some of these advantages include:
Delivery by winch allows the operator to stay up in the air, where RC and video signal is best.
There are no hazards involved like when landing a drone, including spinning props.
Damage and theft is not likely as the drone always stays in the air.
If there is an emergency situation and a RETURN TO HOME is initiated, the drone will have a higher chance of making it home safely.
By delivering from altitude, the operator is able to maintain visual line-of-sight of the drone and conduct delivery operations under Part 107.
Low noise.
Less privacy invasion.
Provides more time and altitude for an emergency parachute system to fully deploy.
Keeping delivery time to a minimum reduces the window of risk to those nearby and also conserves precious onboard battery power.
While drone delivery still paves its way through its beginning stages, safety is, and will always remain the most important factor when developing a new delivery system. The RDS1 Winch System delivers performance, ease-of-use, reliability, and most importantly checks all of the boxes when it comes to mitigating safety risks due to its “deliver from air” winch-style operation.