Integration of UWB and SLAM for application in UAV by Wang, Hao

“…With the increasing popularity of drones, applications such as exploration, search-and-rescue and autonomous flight have been developed. …”
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App-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle by Ng, Victor Yuan Piao

“…This has seen drones performing tasks in various applications such as videography and photography, search and rescue missions, military and civilian surveillance. …”
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Design of autonomous land vehicle by Liu, Dikai

“…Especially, this vehicle is designed to serve as an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) robot after earthquake and will be put in test for RoboCup Rescue Robot League competition. …”
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High Frequency spectrum: propagation, characterization, data communications and spectrum monitoring by Sha'ameri, Ahmad Zuri, Sharif, Zaiton, Mat Sidek, Abd. Rahim, Tan, Jo Lynn

“…Despite the presence of satellite and optical communications, HF communications is still important to the military, law enforcement, search and rescue, relief organizations, amateur radio, shipping and diplomatic services. …”

Market-based approach for multi-team robot cooperation by Lim, C. S., Mamat, R., Braeunl, T.

“…However, in some potential multi-robot system applications, particularly search and rescue operations, this can involve deployment of multiple teams of robots from different parties to work side by side. …”

2.45 GHz beam-steering textile antenna for WBAN application by Kamarudin, Muhammad Ramlee, Jais, M. I., Jamlos, M. F., Jusoh, M., Sabapathy, T.

“…It's small size of 88 mm2 square, flexible and wearable features enables this antenna to be easily integrated onto safety jacket and rain coat for tracking, search and rescue based communication purposes.…”
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Bringing CT Scanners to the Skies: Design of a CT Scanner for an Air Mobile Stroke Unit by Jun Sheng Kwok, Kate Fox, Cees Bil, Francesca Langenberg, Anna H. Balabanski, Angela Dos Santos, Andrew Bivard, Fergus Gardiner, Christopher Bladin, Mark Parsons, Henry Zhao, Skye Coote, Christopher Levi, Henry De Aizpurua, Bruce Campbell, Stephen M. Davis, Geoffrey A. Donnan, Damien Easton, Toh Yen Pang

“…In collaboration with the Australian Stroke Alliance and Melbourne Brain Centre, this article aims to explore the possibilities and methodologies in reducing the weight and, effectively, the size of an existing CT scanner, such that it can be retrofitted into the proposed search and rescue helicopter—Agusta Westland AW189. The result will be Australia’s first-ever customized CT scanner structure designed to fit in a search-and-rescue helicopter used for Air-MSU.…”
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Implementation of Machine Learning Algorithms on Multi-Robot Coordination by Tuncay Yiğit, Şadi Fuat Çankaya

“…The distinctive property of this study is that it proposes a multi-robot system using a novel heuristic bat-inspired algorithm for use in search and rescue operations. Bat-inspired techniques gained importance in soft-computing experiments. …”
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Directional-Sensor Network Deployment Planning for Mobile-Target Search by Shiraz Wasim, Zendai Kashino, Goldie Nejat, Beno Benhabib

“…In this paper, a novel time-phased directional-sensor network deployment strategy is presented for the mobile-target search problem, e.g., wilderness search and rescue (WiSAR). The proposed strategy uses probabilistic target-motion models combined with a variation of a standard direct search algorithm to plan the optimal locations of directional-sensors which maximize the likelihood of target detection. …”
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Terrain-aware semantic mapping for cooperative subterranean exploration by Michael J. Miles, Harel Biggie, Christoffer Heckman

“…Furthermore, highly efficient mapping and robust navigation solutions are absolutely critical to operations such as semi-autonomous search and rescue. We propose an efficient and modular framework for semantic grid mapping of subterranean environments. …”
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Flying ad-hoc network application scenarios and mobility models by Armir Bujari, Carlos T Calafate, Juan-Carlos Cano, Pietro Manzoni, Claudio Enrico Palazzi, Daniele Ronzani

“…Flying ad-hoc networks are becoming a promising solution for different application scenarios involving unmanned aerial vehicles, like urban surveillance or search and rescue missions. However, such networks present various and very specific communication issues. …”
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Estimate the Unknown Environment with Biosonar Echoes—A Simulation Study by Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, Antony Thomas, Waqar Ahmed, Hongxiao Zhu

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential in various applications such as surveillance, search and rescue. To perform safe and efficient navigation, it is vitally important for a UAV to evaluate the environment accurately and promptly. …”
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Medical Field Exercise With a Social Telepresence Robot by Henkel Zachary, Suarez Jesus, Srinivasan Vasant, Murphy Robin R.

“…This article reports observations from a field study in which medical responders used a social telepresence robot to communicate with participants playing the role of a trapped victim in two search and rescue exercises. The interaction between the robot, victims, and responders suggests the coexistence of two distinct social identities for the robot. …”
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Adaptive PID Control via Sliding Mode for Position Tracking of Quadrotor MAV: Simulation and Real-Time Experiment Evaluation by Aminurrashid Noordin, Mohd Ariffanan Mohd Basri, Zaharuddin Mohamed

“…The study provides evidence of the potential of the APID control scheme in enhancing the resilience and stability of MAVs, making them suitable for various applications including surveillance, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring.…”
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Data Processing Method in Medium Range Coastal Radar Complex by Dang Quang Hieu, Nguyen Xuan Truong

“…It provides solutions for such missions as command and control of maritime forces, border monitoring and control, prevention of illegal activities such as piracy, smuggling, illegal immigration, illegal fishing, supporting search and rescue (SAR) operations, and creates a common situation awareness picture of the Naval Theatre. …”
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From Point to Region: Accurate and Efficient Hierarchical Small Object Detection in Low-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Jingqian Wu, Shibiao Xu

“…This hierarchical approach, HSOD-Net, saves significant run-time, which makes it more suitable for practical applications such as search and rescue, and drone navigation. In comparison with the state-of-art models, HSOD-Net achieves remarkable precision in detecting small objects in low-resolution remote sensing images.…”
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Research Trends in Collaborative Drones by Michel Barbeau, Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, Evangelos Kranakis

“…The resulting advancements in communication capabilities are already expanding the ubiquitous role of drones as primary solution enablers, from search and rescue missions to information gathering and parcel delivery. …”
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Transportation system functions during hurricane Response: A systematic review of modes and methods by Riffat Islam, Steven Jones, Matthew Hudnall

“…This research does a systematic assessment of the literature to determine how the transportation system actively engages in the aftermath of a hurricane by examining the transportation system's major function indicators- “Evacuation Routing”, “Emergency Services”, and “Search & Rescue”. To accomplish this goal, 86 academic publications were examined using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. …”
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An Intrusion Detection System for Drone Swarming Utilizing Timed Probabilistic Automata by Venkatraman Subbarayalu, Maria Anu Vensuslaus

“…This innovation holds immense potential in transforming the way we undertake tasks, including military operations, environmental monitoring, and search and rescue missions. However, the emergence of drone swarms also brings new security challenges, as they can be susceptible to hacking and intrusion. …”
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How Much Energy Do We Need to Fly with Greater Agility? Energy Consumption and Performance of an Attitude Stabilization Controller in a Quadcopter Drone: A Modified MPC vs. PID by Michał Okulski, Maciej Ławryńczuk

“…Increasing demand for faster and more agile Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, drones) is observed in many scenarios, including but not limited to medical supply or Search-and-Rescue (SAR) missions. Exceptional maneuverability is critical for robust obstacle avoidance during autonomous flights. …”
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