CESP based autonomous drone for the delivery of medicine and human organs

The area that was explored is delivering organs from one place to another because, when an organ is separated from the donor it starts decaying, and every second counts. Usually, people book flights precisely to deliver organs from one place to another whilst also appointing a person to accompany th

Project Title

CESP based autonomous drone for the delivery of medicine and human organs

Project Area of Specialization

Robotics

Project Summary

The area that was explored is delivering organs from one place to another because, when an organ is separated from the donor it starts decaying, and every second counts. Usually, people book flights precisely to deliver organs from one place to another whilst also appointing a person to accompany the organ and ensure its safe arrival. This process is something not everyone can afford and using a drone will make this process far cheaper and far more accessible for the public. Drones are designed to be autonomous so that they can reach their destination without appointing a man to control and the only human resource it would require is a person to receive the drone at its destination. Not only organs but the designed drone can also be used to deliver medicine to those who have been diagnosed with a bio-hazardous disease and cannot come in contact with any other individual without making their disease contagious. Multiple sensors are incorporated to avoid obstacles and maintain a certain amplitude until the obstacle has cleared.

Project Objectives

The objective is to make a robot that delivers anything from one place to another without any external assistance. The only human intervention that will be required is to set the waypoint of the location, where we want to send the drone. The drone will avoid any obstacles that are in its way by detecting and flying over them. Conventional drones are limited by their range, but there will be no such constraints in this drone, and the range will be limitless. The drone is designed to lift a weight of at least 5 kg and still be able to fly usually.

Project Implementation Method

We decided to make a hexacopter instead of a quadcopter for more load-picking capability. After assembling the chassis, we mounted it with ESCs and brushless motors as any other drone. To calibrate, command, and program the drone to function as a hexacopter we used Pixhawk 2.4.8 flight controller. To deliver somewhere that is not very far away we decided to use the frequency band and a Fly-sky i6 remote controller along with it. To deliver somewhere where distance exceeded the range of the RF controller, we used Wi-Fi telemetry which was achieved by a Raspberry pi 4. To always know the location of the drone a GPS module was mounted on the drone along with a stand. To avoid any obstacles, we mounted our drone with two lidar sensors which will work in a coordinated manner. The lidar mounted facing forward on the drone will detect the obstacle and would command the drone to increase the amplitude until the obstacle has cleared but we cannot maintain this amplitude as it requires more power. We mounted another lidar facing the bottom to command the drone to maintain the amplitude until the obstacle has cleared. A camera will live stream the whole transit utilizing the Raspberry pi.

Benefits of the Project

We aspire to take a huge problem that is overlooked like most permanent problems and solve it. Compared to already established solutions this is a far better alternative. Instead of wasting a lot of money and time arranging a flight and appointing people to take care of the goods, we are making the whole process automatic and far cheaper than its expensive and less logical counterpart. Not everyone can afford the luxury of getting an organ transplanted or getting an organ in the first place but getting the organ transported from one place to another is an additional expense that is expected to reach even higher as the fuel prices are at an all-time high. We cannot make the organs any cheaper, but we can make the transit far cheaper than its current price, making the whole process a bit more affordable.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Instead of being a conventional quadcopter, the deliverable will be a Hexa-copter. The drone will have everything you would expect in a hexacopter like ESCs, brushless motors, propellers, and chassis. As a source, a 5000 MAH lipo battery is used to provide the necessary amount of energy and not more than 5000 to keep the weight low. To familiarize the drones with all the protocols that a drone must follow instead of coding all the lines on Arduino we have used a Pixhawk 2.4.8 flight controller. Along with the flight controller we have mounted a buzzer and a button as well. A power module is attached to the flight controller, battery, and the power distribution board on the chassis to regulate the power after talking commands from the flight controller. As a remote controller for Manual control, we have used the Fly-Sky I6 controller and attached the receiver to the flight controller. We have used a Raspberry Pi 4 to achieve boundless control over the drone by communicating through Wi-Fi. A 16 GB memory card was used to install the OS and the necessary files onto the pi. Dupont wires were used to establish the connection between the raspberry pi and the flight controller. A raspberry pi camera is also attached to the pi to get the real-time video stream of the drone. A GPS module and stand were connected to the flight controller to make the location of the drone always known. 2 Tfmini Micro LiDAR were attached to the flight controller to achieve obstacle avoidance. A drone along with a Fly-sky I6 controller that can function manually and automatically, over frequency band and over Wi-Fi. The drone will be equipped with a Raspberry Pi 4 to utilize Wi-Fi and a Pixhawk 2.4.8 to give commands.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Medical

Other Industries

Transportation

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People

Required Resources

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