Disinfectant Spraying System with Quadcopter Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology as an Effort to Break the Chain of the COVID-19 Virus

Harfina, Dwi Mutiara; Zaini, Zaini; Wulung, Wisnu Joko

doi:10.18196/jrc.26129

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“…Outside sub-Saharan Africa, drones were highly utilized in collecting and analysing COVID-19 data [ 35 ]. Drones have also been used in disinfecting contaminated objects and surfaces, broadcasting, surveillance and delivering essential products [ 36 , 37 ]. They have also been used in monitoring social distancing.…”

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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa

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Owusu²,

Agbavor³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Background The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11 2020, by the World Health Organisation prompted the need for a sustained and a rapid international response. In a swift response, the Government of Ghana, in partnership with Zipline company, launched the use of Unmanned Automated Vehicles (UAV) to transport suspected samples from selected districts to two foremost testing centres in the country. Here, we present the experiences of employing this technology and its impact on the transport time to the second largest testing centre, the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) in Kumasi, Ghana. Methods Swab samples collected from suspected COVID-19 patients were transported to the Zipline office by health workers. Information on the samples were sent to laboratory personnel located at KCCR through a WhatsApp platform to get them ready to receive the suspected COVID-19 samples while Zipline repackaged samples and transported them via drone. Time of take-off was reported as well as time of drop-off. Results A total of 2537 COVID-19 suspected samples were received via drone transport from 10 districts between April 2020 to June 2021 in 440 deliveries. Ejura-Sekyedumase District Health Directorate delivered the highest number of samples (765; 30%). The farthest district to use the drone was Pru East, located 270 km away from KCCR in Kumasi and 173 km to the Zipline office in Mampong. Here, significantly, it took on the average 39 minutes for drones to deliver samples compared to 117 minutes spent in transporting samples by road (p<0.001). Conclusion The use of drones for sample transport during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the travel time taken for samples to be transported by road to the testing site. This has enhanced innovative measures to fight the pandemic using technology.

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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa

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Owusu²,

Agbavor³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“… Disinfection in remote areas and complex terrain fields. Harfina et al (2021) 9 Health care Microrobot. Remotely operated to perform nasopharyngeal swab sampling.…”

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“…In fact, for remote areas and those with complex terrains, such disinfection robots cannot perform well. Harfina et al (2021) designed a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) quadcopter using a 2200 kV BLDC motor controlled by the SP Racing F3 flight controller, and which can carry 200 ml of sprayed disinfectant. These UAVs can be easily operated and mobilized and keep the operator away from getting infected, because there may be chances that sanitization workers may be exposed to viral infections while discharging their essential duties ( Devi et al, 2021 ).…”

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Review on the COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control system based on AI

Zhang

Mao

et al. 2022

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

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“…The used robotic arm can drift at an angle of 0 to 180 degrees. • Propeller: A four-wheel propeller [46] has been utilized in the proposed drone. The additional blade area grips the water better, allowing for quicker acceleration.…”

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Semi Wireless Underwater Rescue Drone with Robotic Arm

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Osman²,

Bashar

et al. 2022

Journal of Robotics and Control

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Wireless communication with underwater drones plays a vital role in rescuing an after-ship accident, and it is considered one of the most challenging technologies nowadays. The wireless underwater drone also contributes significantly to navy, gas and oil companies, underwater infrastructure, aquaculture industry, commercial diving, and deep archeological investigations. Bangladesh, a developing country with many rivers and seashores used by many water transport vehicles, faces boat and ship accidents as a typical scenario every year. Many lives, dead bodies, ships, boats, and valuable objects do not get rescued because of the lifetime risk of the divers or the rescue team. The rescue operation is exceptionally troublesome because of the absence of wireless underwater drone technology at the cheapest cost, whose innovation and function are very challenging for Bangladesh. Considering these problematic situations, in this paper, we have proposed a prototype of a semi wireless underwater drone designed and structured with the best quality PVC pipe of 6mm diameter, considering the weight as lowest as possible, maintaining its buoyancy properly. In this prototype, we have used three propellers, each connected with three servo motors, to move it up, down, back, and forth. A robotic arm is also utilized to rescue objects from under the water, and a 4K HD EKEN camera and two waterproof fog lights to search and visualize underwater objects on the mobile screen from the land. For wireless communication between the controller and the drone, we have used two nRF24L01 modules; one is for the controller, and the other is for the drone’s receiver to send and obtain the signals from the controller to the drone. 12V and 24V lithium-ion batteries are employed as power sources for the controller and receiver, respectively. Finally, real experimental tests of the proposed underwater device were performed in a swimming pool facility.

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Disinfectant Spraying System with Quadcopter Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology as an Effort to Break the Chain of the COVID-19 Virus

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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa

Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa

Review on the COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control system based on AI

Semi Wireless Underwater Rescue Drone with Robotic Arm

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