Development of the automated medical trolley under COVID-19 pandemic

Kamarudin, Nur Aqilah (2021) Development of the automated medical trolley under COVID-19 pandemic. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

COVID-19 cases continue to rise daily, leaving frontline personnel, particularly medical personnel, exhausted and at risk of infection. As is well known, this virus is transferred via air, physical touch between humans, and even direct contact between humans and objects. According to a current study, the COVID-19 virus can survive for up to 72 hours on the surface of plastic and stainless steel, so it is best to avoid any direct contact with medical personnel. The medical trolley alleviates the workload on medical professionals and reduces the risk of infectious disease spread. The purpose of this project is to create a prototype of a medical trolley for an infectious disease patient in order to limit the danger of infection to medical personnel. This concept introduces a new way of utilising the medical trolley in order to improve the working environment for medical personnel. Additionally, the system makes use of a human follower that is equipped with ultrasonic sensors. By automatically following the human location at a predetermined distance, the human follower controls the direction of the medical trolley prototype. Additionally, medical trolley innovation can assist medical workers in performing their duties more efficiently and in a safer work environment.

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