AIR DRUIDS (Autonomous Intelligent Robotic DRones for Unmanned Integrated Delivery System)

众所周知，像COVID-19这样的大流行很容易破坏几乎任何部门的正常运作。在大流行期间，需要运输血液样本、拭子测试、血液/血浆和其他紧急/关键医疗产品，如需要以安全有效的方式快速从不同地点运送到不同地点的疫苗。与其他交付不同，这些是时间关键，需要适当处理，即将样品和供应品保持在正确的温度下，并确保它们不被篡改，这也是样品或疫苗存活的关键。BB提出了AIR DRUIDS（用于无人综合交付系统的自主智能机器人无人机），这是一种自主无人机交付关键医疗产品，如血液样本、拭子、疫苗、血液和血浆，由开放系统架构实现，具有完全监控的有效载荷，以确保有效载荷的可行性和完整性。该技术在有效载荷的大小、无人机的大小和所需无人机的数量上是可扩展的。智能有效载荷系统将能够通过多个机载传感器实时监测医疗样本。关于医疗货物的信息将通过交互式用户界面在任务控制系统上实时转播。BB的智能自动驾驶仪和消除冲突系统将使无人机辅助医疗交付自主和安全，特别是在BVLOS范围内，安全是无人机本身和医疗托运操作的主要关注点。BB的先进任务控制和监控系统将允许多架无人机在不同地点运行，所有任务和监控都由一个人从一个中央操作中心进行。上述所有现有技术、改进技术和新技术的结合，将提供高度创新的尖端无人机管理和交付能力，并结合实时有效载荷监控。模块化开发路线允许将其作为一个整体系统或部分部署以支持其他程序，从而使价值非常迅速地实现。BB将与克兰菲尔德大学合作演示AIR DRUIDS系统，利用从BB总部到克兰菲尔德机场（16公里）的NBEC走廊。这不仅展示了远程无人机交付的实际应用，具有易于切换，完全监控的有效载荷，而且还将进一步展示NBEC倡议作为国家测试设施的效用。

It is clearly understood that a pandemic like COVID-19 can easily disrupt the normal functioning of almost any sector. During pandemic, there is a need to transport blood samples, swab tests, blood/plasma, and other urgent/critical medical products such as vaccines that needs to be delivered quickly from/to disparate locations in safe and efficient manner. Unlike other deliveries these are time critical, needs to be appropriately handled, i.e. Keeping samples and supplies at the correct temperature, and ensuring that they are not tampered with can also be key to the viability of the sample or vaccine. BB proposes AIR DRUIDS (Autonomous Intelligent Robotic DRones for Unmanned Integrated Delivery System), an autonomous drone delivery of critical medical products such as blood samples, swabs, vaccines, blood and plasma, enabled by an open systems architecture, with fully monitored payloads to ensure payload viability and integrity is sustained. The technology is scalable in size of payload, size of drones, and number of drones required. The intelligent payload system will be capable of monitoring the medical samples in real-time via the multiple onboard sensors. The information on the medical consignment will be live relayed on the mission control system with an interactive user interface. The BB's smart autopilot and deconfliction system will make the UAV assisted medical delivery autonomous and safe especially in BVLOS range, where safety is the main concern both for the operation of the UAV itself and the medical consignment. The BB's advanced mission control and monitoring system will allow operation of multiple drones, to various locations, all tasked and monitored from a central operations centre by just one person. The combination of all the above existing, modified and new technology will deliver a highly innovative cutting-edge drone management and delivery capability, combined with real time payload monitoring. The modular development route allows this to be deployed as a whole system or in parts to support other programmes, making the value realisable very quickly. BB will collaborate with Cranfield University for the demonstration of the AIR DRUIDS system, utilise NBEC corridor from BB HQ to Cranfield Airport (16km). This not only show the practical application of long-range drone delivery with easily swappable, fully monitored payloads, but will also further demonstrate the utility of the NBEC initiative as a national testing facility.