Sensors have been an essential element in many devices, applications, and technologies,
so they were exploited for a very important goal, which is disaster management. Due to the …

This paper presents a novel approach to autonomous extinguishing of indoor fires inside a
building by a Micro-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MAV). In particular, controlling and …

This paper presents a mini-review of Flying Ad Hoc Networks'(FANETs) mobility model.
FANETs are groups of small UAVs connected in an ad hoc manner to achieve specific goals …

This paper introduces an innovative autonomous survivor detection pipeline tailored for low‐
cost micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) operating in post‐disaster indoor environments. This …

Micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) have high potential for information gathering tasks to support
situation awareness in search and rescue scenarios. Manually controlling MAVs in such …

When it comes to disaster rescue, quickly and accurately locating the trapped people will not
miss the golden rescue time, thereby improving the success rate of rescue. The existing …

Despite the great development and advancement of technology over time, the problem of
disaster and crisis management and dealing with it remains a major and great challenge …

Survivors stranded during floods tend to seek refuge on dry land. It is important to search for
these survivors and help them reach safety as quickly as possible. The terrain in such …

In this study, the use of two drones, the DJI Phantom 3 Standard, is investigated and
explored for usage during disasters. Parameters investigated include network coverage and …

During floods, reaching survivors in the shortest possible time is a priority for rescue teams.
Given their ability to explore difficult terrain in short spans of time, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …