SRGE internal online workshop 28 July 2020

1. Autonomous Drones Utilizing
Blockchain Smart Contracts for
Patients Detection and Supplies
Delivery
Dr. Ayman Haggag

2. Contents
• Patients Detection
• Supplies Delivery
• Automatic Recharging
• References

3. Patients Detection
• Drones equipped with Computer
vision systems are used to
monitor the
– temperatures,
– heart rates, and
– respiratory system.
• Distinguish people with
symptoms of overheating,
sneezing and coughing from the
crowd. [1]

4. Supplies Delivery
• Drones have to automatically calculate the
route the drone should fly, how to go
around buildings, and how to avoid power
lines.

5. Supplies Delivery
This requires:
• detailed 3D maps of all the locations,
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
databases, no fly zones, and other information

6. Supplies Delivery
• The drone has to be able to fly from its
origin to the destination without human
intervention, carrying medicine, supplies
and blood samples. [2]
• Still flying range is limited.

7. Automatic Recharging
• Maps of recharging stations are used.
• Drone broadcasts the need to the network.
• A near charging station responds.

8. Automatic Recharging
• Sign a blockchain smart contract.
• Pay for the service using Ether or Bitcoin.
• Get charged and continue the mission.

9. References
1. J. EUCHI, “Do drones have a realistic place in a pandemic fight for
delivering medical supplies in healthcare systems problems?,”
Chinese J. Aeronaut., 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.cja.2020.06.006.
2. M. Angurala, M. Bala, S. Singh, R. Kaur, and P. Singh, “Journal of
Safety Science and Resilience An internet of things assisted drone
based approach to reduce rapid spread of COVID-19,” vol. 1, no.
June, pp. 31–35, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.jnlssr.2020.06.011.
3. V. Hassija, V. Saxena, and V. Chamola, “Scheduling drone charging
for multi-drone network based on consensus time-stamp and
game theory,” Comput. Commun., vol. 149, no. September 2019,
pp. 51–61, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.comcom.2019.09.021.
4. T. Alladi, V. Chamola, N. Sahu, and M. Guizani, “Applications of
blockchain in unmanned aerial vehicles: A review,” Veh. Commun.,
vol. 23, p. 100249, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2020.100249.

10. Thank you very much.
Dr. Ayman Haggag