Journal of Robotics and Control (JRC)

Volume 1, Issue 3, 2020

ISSN: 2715-5072 DOI: 10.18196/jrc.xxxx 1

Utilization of Drones : Medicine Boxes and Doctor

Equipments Delivery to Villages That Are Difficult
to Reach
Dewi Sartika1, Jeffry Silalahi2, Muhammad Farhan Syaputra3,
Jurusan Teknik Elektro1, Universitas Negeri Medan 2, Medan, Sumatera Utara 3
Email: dewitika118@gmail.com1, farhan.syahputa@gmail.com2, jefriisilalahi@gmail.com3

Abstract—Drone or what is called an Unmanned Aerial and remote shipping locations. Drones still have many
Vehicle (UAV) is a small airplane that does not use a pilot.Lots benefits for their users. For example again the drone can be
of people use drones as tools to make human work easier. For used as a means of transporting drug delivery in the hospital
example, the commercial sector, military needs, agricultural
from one floor to another or from one building to another
photography and others. Sometimes a drone is used by
someone for its own satisfaction which is used only to take
building. In the countryside it is usually very susceptible to
angel photos / selfies to look better for mere pleasure. accidents in the forest, for example exposed to poison from
snake bites or other wild animals. very necessary as a tool
One of the uses of drones is to send medicine boxes and for drug delivery.
medical equipment to villages that are difficult to reach.
Drones are very helpful to the community in overcoming the II. BASIC THEORY
problem of sending medical equipment or medicines to people Drone are used by fans, who use Drones just for fun,
in need. exposed to poison snake bites or other wild animals.
some use Drones to take 'selfies' and to participate in
Well, the drone here is very necessary as a tool for drug
delivery. contests to make their own design drones, but even though
they are also widely used by the commercial sector, for
Keywords—delivery drones, commercial drones example Videographers, engineers and the farmers they use
for their work. (Khan et al., 2019).
I. INTRODUCTION
In the delivery of medicines and medical equipment, it is
Drone or what is called an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle often hampered by terrain that is difficult to reach by land
(UAV) are small airplanes that do not use pilots. Many use vehicles. Those who find it difficult to travel through
drones as tools to facilitate human work. For example, the dangerous terrain using land vehicles are forced to walk
commercial sector, military needs, agricultural photography which is draining and more time consuming. As a result,
and others. Sometimes a drone is used by someone for its many patients in remote areas who do not get treatment
own satisfaction which is used only to take angel photos / because of the lack of equipment and medicines available. In
selfies to look better for mere pleasure. equitable distribution of people's welfare, the goal of most
Drones have a very low observation ability and are shipping programs through drones is to improve access to
almost undetectable so that their reliable business people use health care, including essential medicines. (Eichleay et al.,
this opportunity for bad things, for example they use it to 2019).
find information about their customers and collect some of Because access is an important aspect of operating the
their privacy information through videos directly on the health system, it is very important for drone projects to
drone. measure its impact on access, which is not only by assessing
Drones also have a high risk constraint, for example, if a how many people are served, but also determining whether
drone collides with a bird at a low level. it might happen. they have reached the people who need it most. Although
Likewise with existing tall buildings in the city. If there is a the level of difficulty can be measured after a few operations
collision between the drone and the building, it is likely that have begun, earlier evaluation planning will result in higher
the drone will suffer damage which will eventually lead to quality information. (Eichleay et al., 2019).
obstacles during the shipping process. This drone can also help all the work of medical
Drones are very time and cost efficient, compared to personnel such as transportation in providing medicines and
using helicopters that require expensive costs. But drones vaccines in several areas. Drones need time to be prepared
have the disadvantage that they cannot carry heavy cargo for missions, drones can be loaded immediately without
losing time. Because the most important part of drones in

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pursuing and storing missions, they are interesting in the IV. DISCUSSION AND RESULT
consideration of many analysts. (Sing et al., 2019).
A. Discussion
Indonesia is an archipelago with 17,500 islands In this study, we use drones that can transport goods that
stretching over 1,905 million square kilometers. With this have a maximum weight of 5.5 kg. When delivering drugs
unique geographical situation, Indonesia is often seen as a or medical equipment, the items are placed in a box about
nightmare in carrying out economic equality and public the size of a small shoe box. then put in a plastic bag or bag.
health. The need to control land and water to deliver goods After that the plastic bag or bag is hooked to the hook that
between cities is a big challenge. A number of problems has been installed at the bottom of the drone.
inherent in Indonesia such as transportation infrastructure
and maritime connectivity are also barriers for shippers of The operator will take control the drone delivery. The
goods. By using drones that have high specifications and of operator can determine the direction based on GPS and the
course that can carry goods, shipping goods to remote or camera that has been installed on the drone. In the delivery
hard-to-reach areas can be done easily. of medicines and doctor equipment, we use 3-5 drones so
that the delivery can be done faster.
Considering the many costs and manpower needed, the
Drone will likely add more medical supplies, rather than The Goods will be sent to the coordinates that agreed
being replaced by air vehicles which will be more costly. If upon with the village head or volunteers. When the drone
we understand that drones save more in costs is critical. has arrived to the coordinates the drone will land 1 meter
Logistics management systems traditionally take into from the ground coordinate location. The volunteers will
account the operating and maintenance costs of equipment, take the drugs and medical equipment from the drone.
as well as transportation time, road conditions, warehousing, After everything is finished, the drone will fly back to
and workers. (Eichleay et al., 2019). the place where the goods were sent. However, when
First, the cost of equipment and the costs of operation operating a drone you should pay attention to wind and
and maintenance vary greatly. The cost model will require weather conditions. Because wind and weather can affect
details of the specific drone system used and also training performance on drones. If negligent there will be a
costs for workers to operate and maintain the drone. Second, possibility that the drone will malfunction and fall so that
although road conditions will not be a big factor in Drone the drone and the box containing the drugs or medical
operating costs, weather conditions can be a factor that can equipment will be destroyed and damaged by falling from a
affect drone costs. It is important to know the effects of height.
wind, humidity, altitude, rainfall and temperature on Drone B. Result
delivery and control operations. In addition to the direct
The following are the results of the 3D drone design that
costs of providing technology and services, there are also
will be used in the delivery of medicines and doctor
opportunity costs. Calculating the value of a faster
equipment:
turnaround time for laboratory test results or the value of
having a permanent health provider in facilitation for a day
rather than transporting medical goods is difficult to
measure but it is important to consider operating a
supplementation system with Drones. (Eichleay et al.,
2019).
III. RESEARCH METHOD
This journal is using description method where we take
data from observations of service time and quality of
medicines and reports on drug delivery using drones. To test
and analyze our results we use statistical tools. We also use
the observation method, which is to make direct
observations to obtain data. Research sites are conducted in Fig. 1. 3D drone Design
various villages that are prone to disease.
The quality of service time for prescription drugs must
be in accordance with minimum standards in the field of
health in 2020. The service time is seen from the doctor's
practice hours between morning and evening. After doing
the observation, researchers get a data which will then be
processed using descriptive statistics and then given a
conclusion.

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Delivery to Villages that Are Difficult to Reach