MedizDroids Project: Ultra-low cost, low-altitude, affordable and sustainable UAV multicopter drones for mosquito vector control in malaria disease management

Amenyo, John-Thones; Phelps, Daniel W.; Oladipo, Olajide S.; Sewovoe-Ekuoe, Folly; Jadoonanan, Sangeeta; Jadoonanan, Sandeep; Tabassum, Tahseen; Gnabode, Salim; Sherpa, Tanging D.; Falzone, Michael; Hossain, Ashraf; Kublal, Aerren

doi:10.1109/ghtc.2014.6970343

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“…We find several other applications in sports [34]; search and rescue; identification of victims [35]; monitoring, analysis, and management of road traffic [36]; or for monitoring pedestrian behavior and accident prevention [37]. Low-cost drones with a camera on board have been used for public health purposes by detecting water spots to reveal mosquito breading areas responsible for malaria [38,39]. Drones can also be used to identify people with dementia much faster and more efficient than traditional methods [40].…”

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A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation Evolution for Drone Use in OECD Countries

Tsiamis

Efthymiou

Tsagarakis

2019

Drones

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Drones have been employed for multiple uses, such as for military, surveillance, recreational, scientific, and research purposes. Their presence inside civil areas has necessitated the need to regulate their use. Towards this direction, many countries worldwide have issued national legislations, which vary on vehicle categorization according to the size, weight, flight altitude, purpose of use, and restrictions. In this study, we pursued the first comparative analysis of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries’ national legislations, in order to explore the similarities and differences in drone use and recommend improvements and homogenization. Some of the examined countries issued legislation during recent years of drone application, while others amended their existing legislative framework in order to catch up with drone technology evolution. Although from the 35 OECD countries 22 belong to the European Union, we observed much diversity among national legal frameworks. The intensive use of drones has led to severe ethical dilemmas that policy makers will need to address in the near future. We conclude with a proposal regarding the basic legislation for different uses according to the criteria that have been developed so far, followed by limitations and restrictions.

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A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation Evolution for Drone Use in OECD Countries

Tsiamis

Efthymiou

Tsagarakis

2019

Drones

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“…MedizDroids is an ongoing project with the goal of researching the affordable use of drones for mosquito vector control and suppression [88]. This project aims to develop multi-rotors that can be used to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue fever through insecticide spraying.…”

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Multi-drone Control with Autonomous Mission Support

Paula

Areias

Reis

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2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PerCom Workshops)

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Recent advancements regarding miniaturization of sensors and instruments, as well as the reduction of their cost, promoted a growth in the usage of drones in an increasingly wide range of scenarios such as search and rescue, agriculture and environmental monitoring. However, most currently available mechanisms for drone control still require a constantly aware pilot, thus limiting the convenience of executing complex missions, especially when more than one drone is involved.Major drone and flight controller manufacturers, however, are displaying an increasing interest in providing programming interfaces and development kits that enable the execution of basic autonomous flight, including commands such as taking off, landing and waypoint navigation. These interfaces facilitate the integration of said drones in platforms that aim to abstract manual control from their users. This dissertation proposes a complete and modular solution for controlling one or more drones, enabling an inexperienced user to plan, execute and monitor complex missions with various participants, also implementing the required functionality for the collaboration of a set of drones in the execution of such missions.The proposed solution consists in a modular platform composed of loosely coupled components. Each component is individually designed to handle specific tasks such as flight control hardware interfacing, telemetry acquisition and storage, and mission planning. Components accomplish their interactions by using message brokers, while user interaction is achieved through intuitive web and mobile applications.The functionality of the solution is evaluated through the completion of four experiments, which represent typical scenarios where the control platform may be used. These experiments cover both single-drone and multi-drone functionality, with the first two covering tasks carried out by one drone, while the last two represent scenarios where multiple drones collaborate towards a common goal. Contents Contents i List of Figures v List of Tables ix Acronyms xiAcronyms ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter AMQP Advanced Message Queuing Protocol API Application Programming Interface BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit CPU Central Processing Unit CSI Camera Serial Interface ESC Electronic Speed Controller FPV First-Person View GCS Ground Control Station GPIO General Purpose Input Output GPS Global Positioning System HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit JSON JavaScript Object Notation LLA Latitude Longitude Altitude LXC Linux Containers LiPo Lithium Polymer MAC Media Access Control MCU Microcontroller Unit MQTT Message Queuing Telemetry Transport NDIR Nondispersive Infrared NED North East Down PID Proportional Integral Derivative PPM Pulse Period Modulation REST Representational State Transfer RTOS Real-Time Operating System SBC Single-Board Computer SDK Software Development Kit UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle USB Universal Serial Bus VCP Virtual COM Port VTOL Vertical Take-off and ...

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“…Studies to identify Ae. aegypti breeding sites by means of UAVs have been promoted, e.g., by Amarasinghe et al (2017), while UAVs can also be used for insecticide spraying (Amenyo et al, 2014). In Brazil, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is planning to use the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to assist controlling this vector by the release of sterile male mosquitoes to counteract the production of offspring leading to a reduction of mosquito populations (IAEA, 2018).…”

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Choice of unmanned aerial vehicles for identification of mosquito breeding sites

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The disordered urban growth that may favour the emergence of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in cities is a problem of increasing magnitude in middle- and high-income countries in the tropical part of the world. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) considers the control and elimination of Ae. aegypti a world-wide high priority as it is the main vector of many rapidly spreading viral diseases, dengue in particular. A major difficulty in controlling the proliferation of this vector is associated with identification of the breeding sites. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can be an efficient alternative to manual search because of high mobility and the ability to overcome physical obstacles, particularly in urban areas where it can offer close-up images of potential breeding sites that are difficult to reach. The objective of this study was to find a way to select the most suitable UAV for the identification of Ae. aegypti habitats by providing images of potential mosquito breeding sites. This can be accomplished by a Multiple-Criteria Decision Method (MCDM) based on an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for the evaluation of weights of the criteria used for characterizing UAVs. The alternatives were analyzed and ranked using the Fuzzy Set Theory (FST) merged with the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). The methodology is explained and discussed with respect to identification and selection of the most appropriate UAV for aerial mapping of Aedes breeding sites.

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MedizDroids Project: Ultra-low cost, low-altitude, affordable and sustainable UAV multicopter drones for mosquito vector control in malaria disease management

Cited by 22 publications

References 10 publications

A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation Evolution for Drone Use in OECD Countries

A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation Evolution for Drone Use in OECD Countries

Multi-drone Control with Autonomous Mission Support

Choice of unmanned aerial vehicles for identification of mosquito breeding sites

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