The Fisher Brothers Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies Unpiloted Med-Evacuation Aerial Vehicle MedUAV project will be revealed at the “Facing Tomorrow" exhibition, part of Israel's Presidential Conference 2008..
The MEDUAV project, developed by the Fisher Institute, was selected as one of 60 best concept projects presenting at the "Facing Tomorrow" exhibition.
"Facing Tomorrow", the first annual conference under the auspices of Israel's President Shimon Peres takes place in Jerusalem May 13-15 2008. The conference will mark Israel's 60th anniversary, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. World leaders both Jewish and non-Jewish, Israeli and Jewish scholars, artists and scientists, Rabbis and entrepreneurs including the next generation of leadership will take part in the event.
The main criteria for selecting the 60 projects for the exhibition were: originality; innovation; practicability and technological related development as well as judged on the impact it will have in its respective field and beyond.
MedUAV is a hybrid medical re-supply & casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) vertical take off and landing (VTOL) unpiloted aerial vehicle (UAV). The vehicle can be used for civilian, military urban and sea scenarios as well as recovery capability for killed or wounded soldiers, or incapacitated civilians, due to exposure of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) hazards. MedUAV is equipped with an electrical motor capable of providing hover lift at zero airspeed. It cruises up to speeds of 150 knots and a cruise ceiling of about 10,000 feet for 3 hours with a useful payload for 4 patients with full gear. The unmanned platform will also carry a passive and active self-protection system.
During The 2nd Lebanon War in 2006, Israel saw additional casualties during combat, together with lack of essential medical supplies and evacuation of casualties exposed the need to find a solution with minimum casualties and damage under hostile fire. The world today is bringing military first responders to the treating and evacuating the wounded due to counter terrorism and guerilla type warfare. Over the year of study the Aerospace Medicine Research Center at the Fisher Brothers Institute developed a concept solution to civilian and military medical scenarios by using the medical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle concept.
The MedUAV, technology will enable medical logistic resupply to combat medics and facilitate the best treatment, stabilization and subsequent evacuation of combat casualties from hostile situations onboard the MedUAV autonomously. The research conducted in the Aerospace Medicine Research Center at the Fisher Institute formulated the MedUAV design concept in an effort to demonstrate the feasibility of producing such technologies for the MedUAV. The technology being researched and examined includes a proficient system for navigating through urban or wooded terrain to a site of combat injury, Once this technology is found and put into practice it will enhance the potential for appropriate first responder care and evacuation, during the so called “Golden Hour” of combat casualty care.
This incredible research is led by Dr. Eran Schenker, the Head of the Aerospace Medicine Research Center. With collaboration from IAI, Elbit, Urban Aeronautics, IDF, IAF, Home front command and others.
Confirmed conference participants thus far include: former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner; former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev; former US Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger; former Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Havel; and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.
Business luminaries such as Google founder Sergey Brinn, Mark Zuckerman, founder of Facebook, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch and Ratan Tata, Chairman, the Tata Group have also confirmed their participation.
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