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A project building a specialised medical drone at the University of Sydney has received A$3.6 million ($2.3 million) in funding.

悉尼大学（University of Sydney）一项建造专用医用无人机的项目获得了360万澳元（230万美元）的资金。

Backed by a strategic partnership between the university and health sector-focused ASAC Consultancy, the Wildu Aero Project is developing a hydrogen-fuelled vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for carrying medical cargo.

在大学和以卫生部门为重点的ASAC咨询公司之间的战略合作伙伴关系的支持下，Wildu Aero项目正在开发一种用于运载医疗货物的氢燃料垂直起降（VTOL）无人机（UAV）。

What sets this drone apart from existing ones, Dries Verstraete, the project lead and an associate professor at the university claimed, is its sustainability and ability to fly greater distances using a triple hybrid fuel-cell-based system.

该项目负责人、该大学副教授德里斯·弗斯特雷特（Dries Verstraete）声称，这种无人机与现有无人机的区别在于它的可持续性以及使用基于三重混合燃料电池的系统进行远距离飞行的能力。

WHY IT MATTERS

为什么它很重要

The drone project intends to help address health inequities for Australia's rural and isolated communities, particularly First Nations.

无人机项目旨在帮助解决澳大利亚农村和偏远社区，特别是原住民的健康不平等问题。

It will assist local primary health networks to provide care and complement telehealth, pathology, and pharmaceutical delivery services. It will also support emergency and disaster management operations, especially during infection outbreaks and flooding.

它将协助当地初级卫生网络提供护理，并补充远程保健、病理学和药物输送服务。它还将支持紧急和灾害管理行动，特别是在感染爆发和洪水期间。

By extension, it will also enable the early detection, prevention, and treatment of health conditions endemic to rural and remote Australia, including sepsis.

通过推广，它还将能够早期发现，预防和治疗澳大利亚农村和偏远地区特有的健康状况，包括败血症。

ON THE RECORD

记录在案

'Huge areas of Australia do not have easy access to medical care. Current technology doesn’t allow drones to cover the required distances while being sustainable, hydrogen-fuelled and emissions-free. Our mission is to create a hydrogen-fuelled carbon-neutral VTOL UAV that can carry medical cargo while providing unparalleled range,' said A/Prof Verstraete, who is also a member of the University of Sydney's Net Zero Initiative and School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering..

“澳大利亚大片地区不容易获得医疗保健。目前的技术不允许无人机在可持续、氢燃料和无排放的情况下覆盖所需的距离。“我们的任务是制造一种氢燃料碳中性垂直起降无人机，它可以携带医疗货物，同时提供无与伦比的射程，”Verstraete教授说，他也是悉尼大学净零倡议和航空航天、机械和机电工程学院的成员。。

Tags: University of Sydney, medical drone, ASAC Consultancy, UAV, eVTOL, rural health, First Nations

标签：悉尼大学，医疗无人机，ASAC咨询，UAV，eVTOL，农村卫生，原住民

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