Unmanned Aerial Systems

Chapter 16: Implementation of survivor detection strategies using drones

Sarthak J. Shetty^a; Rahul Ravichandran^b; Lima Agnel Tony^a; N. Sai Abhinay^c; Kaushik Das^c; Debasish Ghose^a    aDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India^bAalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark^cTata Consultancy Services - Innovation Lab, Bangalore, India

Abstract

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 situations, however, is heavily damaged and restricts the movement of emergency personnel towards these survivors. Therefore, it is advantageous to utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in cooperation ...