Courier Drones for Healthcare Deliveries

Learn how Johns Hopkins APL collaborated with Dr. Timothy Amukele from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to provide better health care for regions where the lack of good roads can be more of a challenge than the lack of medical facilities. APL helped him explore his concept of providing safe, efficient UAV-based blood sample delivery via autonomous high-endurance/payload fixed wing aircraft. APL developed specialized short-field-landing algorithms and an operational/logistical model to provide a feasible way-ahead that delivers improved health care outcomes for remote communities.