Polarization patterns of light enable geolocalization in oceans by Lihong V. Wang

“…This pioneering approach offers implications for search and rescue and hints at navigation mechanisms in marine animals.…”
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Multi-robot Exploration for Environmental Monitoring : The Resource Constrained Perspective / by Tiwari, Kshitij, author 648626, Chong, Nak-Young, author 648627, ScienceDirect (Online service) 7722

“…The architecture discussed in the book is not confined to environment monitoring, but can also be extended to search-and-rescue, border patrolling, crowd management and related applications. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Systems : Theoretical Foundation and Applications / by Koubâa, Anis, editor 650787, Azar, Ahmad Taher, editor 629881, ScienceDirect (Online service) 7722

“…Unmanned Aerial Systems: Theoretical Foundation and Applications presents some of the latest innovative approaches to drones from the point-of-view of dynamic modeling, system analysis, optimization, control, communications, 3D-mapping, search and rescue, surveillance, farmland and construction monitoring, and more. …”
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VisionICE: Air–Ground Integrated Intelligent Cognition Visual Enhancement System Based on a UAV by Qingge Li, Xiaogang Yang, Ruitao Lu, Jiwei Fan, Siyu Wang, Zhen Qin

“…Post-disaster search and rescue is critical to disaster response and recovery efforts and is often conducted in hazardous and challenging environments. …”
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Underwater Rescue Target Detection Based on Acoustic Images by Sufeng Hu, Tao Liu

“…In order to effectively respond to floods and water emergencies that result in the drowning of missing persons, timely and effective search and rescue is a very critical step in underwater rescue. …”
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Strategic Planning and Deployment of Aerial Assets by Saravanan, Akila

“…The rapid deployment of fleets of small, uncrewed aircraft (drones) for tasks like package delivery or search-and-rescue in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster are some of the most vital and common applications of advanced air mobility. …”
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Frozen in time : an epic story of survival, and a modern quest for lost heroes of World War II / by Zuckoff, Mitchell, author

“…In Nov. 1942 a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. …”

The 2015 Nepal Earthquake: implications for future international relief efforts by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Maxim, Shrestha, Zin, Bo Htet

“…The response included immediate search and rescue personnel and support, medical teams and support, emergency relief items, as well as goods and services geared for the recovery and rehabilitation phases. …”
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Improved position estimation method for locating an encrypted COSPAS‐SARSAT beacon by Jung‐Hoon Lee, Young‐Jin Song, In‐Cheol Jeong, Jong‐Hoon Won

“…Abstract This study addresses a signal processing technique in a search and rescue system. An international disaster rescue communications support programme such as COSPAS‐ search and rescue satellite‐aided tracking (SARSAT) estimates the position of a beacon based on time difference of arrival (TDOA) and frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) techniques. …”
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DRONE BASED NEAR REAL-TIME HUMAN DETECTION WITH GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION by P. J. Baeck, N. Lewyckyj, B. Beusen, W. Horsten, K. Pauly

“…Detection of humans, e.g. for search and rescue operations has been enabled by the availability of compact, easy to use cameras and drones. …”
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Review on Semantic Modeling and Simulation of Cybersecurity and Interoperability on the Internet of Underwater Things by Konstantinos Kotis, Stavros Stavrinos, Christos Kalloniatis

“…This paper reports on specific research topics in the domain of UUVs, emphasizing interoperability and cybersecurity in swarms of UUVs in a military/search-and-rescue setting. The goal of this work is two-fold: a) to review existing methods and tools of semantic modeling and simulation for cybersecurity and interoperability on the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT), b) to highlight open issues and challenges, towards developing a novel simulation approach to effectively support critical and life-saving decision-making of commanders of military and search-and-rescue operations.…”
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Development of radio direction finder using 6 log Periodic dipole array antennas by Juli Purwanto, Kartiko Nugroho, Yahya, Azli, Khamis, Nor Hisham, Mohd. Nor, Nuramirah, Shaari, Mohammad Razman, Mat Sidek, Abdul Rahim

“…Radio Direction Finder (RDF) system can be used in search and rescue operations. However the existing RDF system is complex, expensive and not suitable for mobile operation such as search and rescue operations. …”

Evaluation of the Success of Simulation of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Precision Landing Provided by a Newly Designed System for Precision Landing in a Mountainous Area by Pavol Kurdel, Natália Gecejová, Marek Češkovič, Anna Yakovlieva

“…These devices become autonomous and can fulfil a variety of tasks, from simple imaging and obtaining data to search and rescue operations. The most challenging environment for search and rescue operations is the mountainous area. …”
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A systems architecture approach to the design of autonomous underwater vehicles and their servicing platforms by Horton, Brendan K. (Brendan Kelly)

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Using Smartphones to Locate Trapped Victims in Disasters by Yenpo Tai, Teng-To Yu

“…Implementing this system will decrease the search and rescue team’s need to enter unsafe areas and increase their rescue speed, a critical factor for the survival of trapped victims. …”
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Non-Facial and Non-Verbal Affective Expression for Appearance-Constrained Robots Used in Victim Management* by Bethel Cindy L., Murphy Robin R.

“…Non-facial and non-verbal methods of affective expression are essential for social interaction in appearance-constrained robots such as those used in search and rescue, law enforcement, and military applications. …”
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Scalable MAC Strategy for Emergency Communication Networks by Abbas, Ali. M. H., Rahman, Md. Arafatur, M. Nomani, Kabir, Kamal Z., Zamli

“…Due to the advancement of wireless communication, the wireless devices increase tremendously in Emergency Communication Networks (ECNs) for various purposes such as search and rescue activities, military applications, digester management, etc. …”
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Time to Rescue for Different Paths to Survival Following a Marine Incident by Knut Espen Solberg, Jan Erik Jensen, Endre Barane, Snorre Hagen, Andreas Kjøl, Gudmund Johansen, Ove Tobias Gudmestad

“…The dimensioning of search and rescue resources is a national issue. There are no international requirements defining the adequacy of the resources for different geographical areas. …”
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Internet-Based Survey on Physical Activity and Incidence of Injury in Active Working Dogs by Giuseppe Spinella, Simona Valentini, Mirella Lopedote

“…The dogs performed the following activities: search and rescue on surface (59%), search and rescue on rubble (37%), Internationale Gebrauchshund Pruefung (IGP) (9%), man trailing (5%), sled dog (5%), search on avalanche (4%), dog towing (3%), canine shows (3%), hunting (2%), water rescue (1%), pet therapy (1%), wildlife conservation dog (1%), Mondioring (1%). …”
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Socio-cultural identity of rescue officers in the modern conditions of the region by Ella Mukhamedovna Kueva

“…Empirical sociological data obtained by a sociological survey of the general totality of the search and rescue squad of the General Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Adygeya. …”
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