Slow delivery of critical medical supplies and equipment
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Healthcare
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How 5G enabled
Use of autonomous drones to enable efficient delivery of medical supplies and equipment.
Data Flows
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Devices
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- Drones used to transport critical medical supplies/equipment needed during emergencies
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Connectivity
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- Low latency, high bandwidth capabilities of 5G to support unmanned drone operation
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Edge Compute
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- Utilisation of edge computing for real-time AI-based route navigation
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Cloud Compute & Storage
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- All data captured from the edge is stored in the Enterprise cloud storage
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Applications & Services
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- AI algorithms are used to perform analysis on flight paths to improve delivery times
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Inform Decision Makers
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- Real-time alerts and reporting on delivery of equipment
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Support Decision Making
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Application Logic
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- Upon receiving request from paramedics, A&E personnel would load the necessary supplies and equipment on the drone with the location for delivery.
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- Programmed AI models enabled by 5G would navigate the drone to its point of destination without human intervention.
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- Upon arrival, an alert would be sent to the receiver to collect the packaged equipment with concurrent updates made to the sender.
Expected benefits
- Reduce delivery time of critical medical supplies / equipment, leading to enhanced patient care
- Reduced operating costs (e.g., savings on fuel, etc.)
Key value created
- Efficient delivery of medical supplies and equipment