Drone technology is developing rapidly, and they now work not only in the military sphere, but also in other
Drones vs COVID-19
Now they began to be attracted to events. Aimed at combating the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Of course, while drones cannot heal, they are not yet trusted in disinfection of territories, but they can perfectly observe. The monitoring function, as well as the flying speakers (loudspeakers), to warn people of danger, to remind about quarantine measures and the importance of self-isolation - are very relevant in this difficult time.
However, the options for using drones in thisthe region is larger, for example, the oldest drone manufacturer in the world, Draganfly has announced a technology for using drones in the fight against a pandemic. The new drones are equipped with the most modern equipment, including integrated sensitive temperature sensors, powerful cameras with software from neural networks and computer vision technologies. Drones are capable of taking visual readings from a person from a long distance, as well as temperature data, and putting a person on a note with a potential diagnosis.
This method is much more efficient thanthe current one, when employees in protective equipment are equipped with infrared sensors, and they selectively measure the temperature of passing people. Above you can cover more people and areas, in addition, there is no risk of infection of the employee.
Worldwide
Draganfly deploys its drones in differentregions, the other day the company announced another project, now the deployment of a group of drones begins in Australia. At the same time, cooperation is ongoing with the country's Ministry of Defense and the scientific community through national universities. The Draganfly drone division will be used to remotely detect people who are infected or have respiratory illnesses in large areas and cities. Drones will transmit information about detected people with diseases to the command center in real time. This will help stop the rapid spread of the disease. Australia allocated one and a half million dollars to the first phase of the project.
What can drones
Equipped with modern sensors, radars,lidars and other high-tech devices, drones are able to discern a person’s skin color from a long distance (are there any redness), measure temperature, count pulse, respiration rate. In addition, AI drones are trained to recognize coughing and sneezing people. Moreover, they recognize them even in a large crowd, whether they are just passers-by or groups gathered for work.
Head of Draganfly notes that drones will notwork only in one place, they will be deployed at various points. First of all, those areas will be processed where the situation is the worst, and the largest number of newly infected will be recorded. These areas are a priority, the rest on a residual basis. However, this does not mean that there will not be enough drones, if necessary, the project will be expanded and additional funds will be allocated.
It is still unknown when exactly the groupingAustralian drones will fly into the air to monitor the situation. But, given that the issue is extremely acute, the partners will be in a hurry. And the sooner everything is ready, the better it will be for everyone. But besides Australia, the company receives many more requests from other countries. In addition, there are many companies from different industries who want to use Draganfly drones for various purposes.