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Is it possible to design a self-destruct sequence so powerful that the entire thing is fragmented to dust over a wide area?
by repolfx 7y ago
Is it possible to design a self-destruct sequence so powerful that the entire thing is fragmented to dust over a wide area?
- polymatter 7y agoI'm sorry, did you just suggest we pack explosives in commercial cargo drones as a safety measure? Explosives enough to vaporise 10kg drone plus its cargo. Are we looking at mini nukes here?
- repolfx 7y agoI don't know, as you can tell I don't know much about explosives. But you wouldn't need to literally vaporise it, I guess, and I doubt it'd need a miniature nuke. In my defence, a quick search shows this story: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/amazon-delivery-drone-self-disintegrate-safety/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/amazon-delivery-dron... So apparently it's not a stupid suggestion and Amazon are thinking along the same lines. I only ask because it seems making drones land safely is hard. I mean, a paracute with a whistle is a great idea until it drifts in front of a car moving at high speed, or lands on a deaf person or shorts out a high-voltage cable. They all have problems. If there was a way to convert the failed drone into widely dispersed very small objects, the harm may be much lower.
- cnlevy 7y agoSure, but it might explode near people
- repolfx 7y agoI didn't say it had to be explosive, but at any rate, you know anyone can buy fireworks right?
- jacquesm 7y agoI think the combination of being airborne, remotely controlled and high explosives might get you attention of a kind you would like to avoid.