UAVs in the medical courier system in Västra Götaland
Research Project, 2023

Sweden’s medical courier system – responsible for transporting lab specimens, medications, and more – is a highly specialised transportation network. The emerging technology of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) presents a potential solution to challenges associated with this courier system: a cost-effective all-terrain transport mode for individual medical parcels. In this exploratory 6-month project, we propose preliminary and interdisciplinary design-motivated studies for a UAV medical courier - including studies into flight systems design, psychoacoustics, and human factors.

Participants

Arion Pons (contact)

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

Jens Ahrens

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Applied Acoustics

Anna K Carlsson

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety

Tomas Grönstedt

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

Sara Ljungblad

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering

Mafalda Samuelsson-Gamboa

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering

Ilaria Torre

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering

Collaborations

Region Västra Götaland

Vänersborg, Sweden

Funding

AoA Transport

Funding Chalmers participation during 2023

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Transport

Areas of Advance

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Latest update

7/19/2023