In this work, a novel search strategy for autonomous search and rescue robots, that is highly suitable for the environments when the aid of human rescuers or search dogs is complet...
In this paper, we present a mechanism to fly a swarm of UAVs with the aim of establishing a wireless backbone over a pre-specified area. The backbone is aimed at connecting interm...
—The European satellite navigation system Galileo is a highly promising technology with communication capabilities providing an enhanced Search-and-Rescue (SAR) service in combin...
Andreas Lewandowski, Brian Niehoefer, Christian Wi...
We develop a network of distributed mobile sensor systems as a solution to the emergency response problem. The mobile sensors are inside a building and they form a connected ad-ho...
George Kantor, Sanjiv Singh, Ronald A. Peterson, D...
To safely and efficiently guide search and rescue operations in disaster areas, gathering of relevant information such as the locations of victims, must occur swiftly. Using the c...
Janice L. Pearce, Paul E. Rybski, Sascha Stoeter, ...