For cardiac arrest victims, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. It\u2019s vital that medical emergency response teams get to them quickly, but in more remote, rural areas this can sometimes be difficult. \u201cHORYZN\u201d is an initiative of students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and has developed a remote-controlled, AI-supported rescue drone with a defibrillator on board for just such emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fixed-wing drone \u2013 nearly 2 meters long with a wingspan of 3 meters \u2013 can reach areas that are difficult or even impossible to access with an ambulance. As soon as the aircraft reaches the coordinates received via emergency call, it goes into hover mode and lowers the defibrillator with a winch to the ground, where it can be easily deployed by first-aiders, including non-professionals, at the scene. This rapid deployment considerably increases the survival chances of the heart-attack patient, writes TUM in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the help of the Bavarian Red Cross and a simulated emergency, the HORYZN team was able to demonstrate the technical capabilities of their prototype with a test flight in Ottobrunn on Wednesday. The demonstration was watched by TUM President, Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, alongside Bavarian Science Minister Bernd Sibler and other guests. Following the test-flight, TUM President Hofmann spoke of his pride in the initiative of TUM students: \u201cI\u2019m always delighted to see how our students use their free time to get together across the disciplines and explore technologies that can be used to help people. They make the University a space for experimentation, for trying out and developing new things, gaining useful experience that will be invaluable to them later on in their careers.\u201d Cardiac arrest is an all too frequent medical emergency. In Germany alone, some 75,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest every year \u2013 and only 11 percent survive. Ambulance response times in rural areas average 9 to 15 minutes, and more remote areas can be completely inaccessible. With flight speeds of up to 120 km\/hour, the life-saving drone can reach the patient in just 4 to 5 minutes, regardless of the local road infrastructure. Also interesting: <\/strong><\/em>KNRM tests use of drones in rescue operations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2084,"featured_media":326297,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"categories":[8553],"tags":[],"location":[24456],"internal_archives":[],"class_list":["post-326303","selected","type-selected","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","location-germany"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/P443NzXV-csm_20211215_Horyzn_Drone_AH_667982_ac75692fd2-1.jpg","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/mauro-mereu\/","display_name":"Mauro Mereu"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 16, 2021","modified":"Updated on December 16, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 16, 2021 10:00 am","modified":"Updated on December 16, 2021 10:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"\u00a9 - Andreas Heddergott \/ TUM","tax_additional":{"category":{"linked":["Digital<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Digital<\/span>"],"slug":"category","name":"Categories"},"post_tag":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"post_tag","name":"Tags"},"language":{"linked":["EN<\/a>"],"unlinked":["EN<\/span>"],"slug":"language","name":"Tags"},"post_translations":{"linked":["pll_61baffb01791f<\/a>"],"unlinked":["pll_61baffb01791f<\/span>"],"slug":"post_translations","name":""},"location":{"linked":["Germany<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Germany<\/span>"],"slug":"location","name":"Locations"},"internal_archives":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"internal_archives","name":"Internal Archives"}},"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected\/326303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/selected"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326303"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=326303"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=326303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prototype test-flight successful<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Following on from his M.Sc. in Aerospace, project team leader Bal\u00e1zs Nagy is working at the TUM Institute of Flight System Dynamics. He is rightly proud of his diverse team: \u201cThere are 70 of us from 30 different countries and 9 faculties, reaching across engineering and informatics, through to medicine and economics. It\u2019s wonderful that the University can provide us with the diversity of talent, as well as every necessary support to make such a complex project possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nPraise in high places<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Science Minister Sibler said the project was a prime example of what creative young scientists can achieve. \u201cI\u2019m hugely impressed by the enthusiasm and dedication of the HORYZN team,\u201d he said. This team\u2019s pioneering and committed work has shown once again how innovative technologies can help people and even save lives. I\u2019m particularly happy,\u201d he said, \u201cthat this successful initiative was the work of the TUM\u2019s Department of Aerospace and Geodesy. The Department receives bespoke support from our multi-billion-dollar technology and innovation offensive Hightech Agenda Bayern, and the Hightech Agenda Plus acceleration program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nA problem in need of a solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In early 2022, the HORYZN team wants to apply for an operating license from the German and EU aviation safety authorities. In the final project phase, hundreds of these drones could be stationed in rural areas and controlled remotely via control centres. In an emergency, the alarm would be raised via the usual rescue coordination centres, making the drone a meaningful addition to existing rescue networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n