Drone Enclosure

Custom Indoor Drone Enclosure Installed at Brown University

Gorilla Netting installed a custom indoor drone enclosure at Brown University in Providence, RI.

Client: Brown University
Location: Providence, RI

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Before, during, and after

Before: The open ceiling and bare walls of the room before any track or netting. Custom Indoor Drone Enclosure Installed at Brown University — Before: The open ceiling and bare walls of the room before any track or netting

Installer on a scissor lift mounting overhead netting track for the Brown University indoor drone enclosure — During: Mounting the overhead track on a scissor lift inside the empty room

Overhead track suspended on wire rope hangers before netting at the Brown University indoor drone enclosure — During: The track hung from the ceiling on wire rope, ready for netting

Knotted nylon netting being hung on the ceiling and walls of the Brown University indoor drone enclosure with ladders and lifts inside — During: Knotted nylon netting going up across the ceiling and walls

Crew member hanging custom netting wall panels inside the Brown University indoor drone enclosure — During: Hanging the custom-built wall panels along the room

After: Knotted nylon netting lining the walls and ceiling around a corner, hung from the overhead track. Custom Indoor Drone Enclosure Installed at Brown University — After: Knotted nylon netting lining the walls and ceiling around a corner, hung from the overhead track

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island wanted a place to fly drones indoors. Working with SMMA Architects and general contractor Suffolk Construction, Gorilla Netting designed and installed a custom drone curtain netting system inside an existing university facility.

The challenge

What the lab space needed

Brown needed an indoor drone enclosure built for UAV flight operations in a controlled environment. The system had to fit the existing room precisely, with curtain-style netting access panels on each end so people could get in and out easily.

What we built

The system we designed and installed

Gorilla Netting installed a 51 ft long by 29 ft wide indoor drone curtain netting system, 9 to 11 ft high above grade, using #36 1-7/8 in knotted nylon netting on powerline and utility-grade hardware and wire rope.

Every netting panel was custom built for the room, and slit curtain doors were built into each end.

The outcome

What it means for the program

Gorilla Netting won the project after a competitive review run by Suffolk Construction and SMMA Architects. Brown University now has a secure, custom-fit indoor drone flight enclosure for research and training, backed by a full 5-year warranty on netting, materials, and labor.

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