Flywheel stabilized system for deploying a free-falling payload from an aerial vehicle and methods of use thereof

A system for deploying a payload from an aerial vehicle onto a target surface, the system comprising:

• a delivery device deployable from the aerial vehicle and configured to stabilize an orientation of the payload during free-fall from the aerial vehicle, the delivery device comprising:
• an axle;
• a flywheel rotatable around the axle, wherein the flywheel is configured to rotate about an axis parallel to a fall direction of the payload during free-fall of the delivery device from the aerial vehicle;
• and
• a payload holder coupled to the axle, wherein the payload holder is configured to be coupled to the payload.

A method for deploying a payload from an aerial vehicle onto a target surface, the method comprising:

• detachably coupling a delivery device to the aerial vehicle;
• coupling the payload to a payload holder of the delivery device;
• spinning up a flywheel of to the delivery device, wherein the flywheel is rotatable around an axle of the delivery device and configured to rotate about an axis parallel to a fall direction of the payload during free-fall of the delivery device from the aerial vehicle;
• positioning the aerial vehicle above the target surface;
• detaching the delivery device from the aerial vehicle, wherein the delivery device is configured to stabilize an orientation of the payload during free-fall from the aerial vehicle;
• and
• impacting the payload onto the target surface.