Abstract Development of technical and methodological support has been identified as a key
area for future research and development within the search and rescue (SAR) of missing …

Detecting and locating victims in emergency scenarios comprise one of the most powerful
tools to save lives. Fast actions are crucial for victims because time is running against them …

This paper presents the I-LOV system which is the result of a homonymous German
integrated research project aiming at improving Urban Search And Rescue (USAR). It …

A common problem in existing Search And Rescue (sar) systems is that they must be
activated by the missing person in order to work. This requires an awareness of the the risk …

At present, in a search and rescue (SAR) operation with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV),
a camera-based function would be most promising. The camera-based function provides …

This paper presents the results of a German research project aiming at improving Urban
Search And Rescue (USAR). It comprises two wireless search technologies for the detection …

Drones are widely known for their mobility and ease of use and represent a significant
technological breakthrough with various applications. In this paper, a novel inexpensive …

To find missing people in a remote area, we propose an autonomous unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) approach which attempts to locate the target by detecting and localising the …

Images of refuges using smartphones were common in media coverage of the arrival of
refugees in Europe during 2015. These images proved initially controversial. At first, the …

Responding to a disaster means, above all, enabling the rescue teams to acquire
information such as the number of victims involved, their health condition and how to reach …