Authors: Arkadeep Datta, Arani Mukhopadhyay, Amitava Datta, Ranjan Ganguly

Published on: February 05, 2024

Impact Score: 8.45

Arxiv code: Arxiv:2402.02691

Summary

• What is new: Introduction of ALIVE, an off-grid, IoT-enabled vaccine storage and transport module with real-time monitoring and active cooling technology.
• Why this is important: The difficulty of delivering vaccines to remote areas without losing potency due to poor temperature control and unexpected wastage.
• What the research proposes: ALIVE leverages IoT for real-time monitoring and control, featuring active cooling technology and a PID algorithm for precise temperature management, designed to be cost-effective, lightweight, and adaptable.
• Results: ALIVE offers a solution to reduce vaccine wastage, ensure precise temperature control, and enable remote monitoring, promising to improve vaccine distribution efficiency.

Technical Details

Technological frameworks used: Internet of Things (IoT) for real-time data acquisition and environment parameter control.

Models used: PID algorithm for temperature management.

Data used: Temperature and logistical data for operational efficiency and monitoring.

Potential Impact

Pharmaceutical distribution, healthcare logistics, remote healthcare services, and supply chain management industries.

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