Origami Based Cargo Drone

Abstract

A revolution in parcel delivery is created by multicopters, because of their capability to
operate in isolated areas, unsuitable road infrastructure, and calamity affected areas etc. But
current multicopters used for parcel delivery are dangerous to people, and are also difficult
to store and transport, that is the current multicopters are not much user-friendly. Safety
issues arise due to the unshielded spinning propellers, which is injurious to the user.
Transportation at the time of deployment and storage is often impaired by its large size which
is required for heavy lifting. This paper addresses the limitations of the current multicopter
by proposing the integration of a quadcopter into a foldable protective cage. A protective
structure is provided by the cage which physically separates the propellers from the
environment, and it also ensures the safety of people. The size of the cage can be reduced by
folding, that provides ease of storage and transportation.