MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621053524 A) filed by Sage University on April 27, 2026, for Apparatus And Method For Rapid-Deployment Autonomous Arial Delivery Of Payload To Remote Location.
Inventors include Dr. Prashant Jain; Ms. Sakshi Agrawal; Prof. Sunil Meshram; Dr. Amit Bahekar; Atul Pandey; and Akshat Kewat.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT The present disclosure relates to autonomous aerial payload delivery systems. The apparatus (102) provides rapid-deployment delivery of payloads to remote or inaccessible locations using a foldable quadcopter airframe (202) with a central fuselage (204) and motor arms (206) connected via spring-loaded hinge assemblies (208) locked by magnetic detents (210). A modular payload pod (116) attaches to the central fuselage (204) via an electrically-actuated bayonet connector (118) and houses a spring-loaded parachute canister (120). A motorised winch drum (122) carries a tether (124) connected to the payload pod (116). A downward- facing stereo camera assembly (106) provides terrain data to a microcontroller (104), which computes a terrain suitability score and measures wind speed to autonomously select between winch delivery mode and parachute delivery mode. This terrain-responsive selection enables successful payload delivery across diverse landing zones unreachable by either delivery mode alone. FIG. 1
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