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Paper Title : Design and Analysis of a Hybrid VTOL UAV for Medical Cargo Delivery

ISSN : 2395-1303
Year of Publication : 2021
10.29126/23951303/IJET-V7I5P12

Authors: AVN Ravi, Kiran Kumar, Nikhil S N, Ronith P, Prathik S Jain, Shuja Khan, Sahevaan Taneja

         


Abstract
Unmanned aircraft systems are extensively used by the military. The use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and small drones has expanded to perform civilian tasks such as search & rescue operations, delivering goods, aerial cinematography & to spray pesticides and track crop growth patterns in agriculture. Healthcare is the foremost requirement for the citizens of a country. However, unfortunately medical services in rural areas of several countries including India lag considerably. Providing quality healthcare to rural populations is vital, but is a highly overlooked issue in the developing world. With more than 70% of the country’s population living in rural areas, the lack of access to these basic facilities has proven to be disastrous. One of the most valued areas of drone development in healthcare industries is to deliver medicines, vaccines, blood, and other medical supplies. This paper presents a solution proposed by employing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for medical supply delivery in remote areas inaccessible by road. The UAV developed is a 2500mm wingspan hybrid VTOL with a payload capacity of about 1000g. It is capable of vertical take off and landing making it optimal for operating in rural areas without sophisticated runways

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Keywords
-Hybrid VTOL, Medical Cargo Delivery, Additive Manufacturing, Modal Analysis, CFD Analysis