Enhancing two-stage object detection models via data-driven anchor box optimization in UAV-based maritime SAR by Beigeng Zhao, Rui Song

“…Abstract The high-altitude imaging capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer an effective solution for maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. In such missions, the accurate identification of boats, personnel, and objects within images is crucial. …”
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Limits on Cooperative Positioning for a Robotic Swarm with Time of Flight Ranging over Two-Ray Ground Reflection Channel by Emanuel Staudinger, Robert Pöhlmann, Armin Dammann, Siwei Zhang

“…Autonomous robotic swarms are envisioned for a variety of applications—for example, space exploration, search and rescue, and disaster management. Important features of a robotic swarm include its ability to share information within the network, to sense spatio-temporal processes such as gas distributions, and to collaboratively enhance its navigation. …”
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A Detailed Identification of Classificatory Variables in Ship Accidents: A Spanish Case Study by Candela Maceiras, José M. Pérez-Canosa, Diego Vergara, José A. Orosa

“…Despite this, the particularities of the Spanish Search and Rescue (SAR) region were defined at the time to identify accidents. …”
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Obstacle Avoidance Path Planning for Worm-like Robot Using Bézier Curve by Yifan Wang, Zehao Liu, Akhil Kandhari, Kathryn A. Daltorio

“…Some examples include navigating within a network of pipes, crawling through rubble for search and rescue operations, and medical applications such as endoscopy and colonoscopy. …”
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Descriptive analysis and lessons learned from the disaster medical response to an urban building collapse by S.G. Yusuf*, E. Sangey, Y. Dubal, J. Mfinanga, M.S. Runyon

“…All were stabilized on-site prior to transport to the hospital. The search and rescue efforts were hampered by a lack of resources. …”
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Investigations into Synoptic Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Coastal Upper Ocean Circulation Using High Frequency Radar Data and Model Output by Lei Ren, Nanyang Chu, Zhan Hu, Michael Hartnett

“…Extracted synoptic surface current patterns are useful in a variety of applications, such as oil spill treatment and search and rescue. This research provides an approach to using powerful tools to diagnose ocean processes from different aspects. …”
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A Benchmarking of Commercial Small Fixed-Wing Electric UAVs and RGB Cameras for Photogrammetry Monitoring in Intertidal Multi-Regions by Gabriel Fontenla-Carrera, Enrique Aldao, Fernando Veiga, Higinio González-Jorge

“…Small fixed-wing electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are perfect candidates to perform tasks in wide areas, such as photogrammetry, surveillance, monitoring, or search and rescue, among others. They are easy to transport and assemble, have much greater range and autonomy, and reach higher speeds than rotatory-wing UAVs. …”
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XBot2D: towards a robotics hybrid cloud architecture for field robotics by Luca Muratore, Nikos Tsagarakis

“…Nowadays, robotics applications requiring the execution of complex tasks in real-world scenarios are still facing many challenges related to highly unstructured and dynamic environments in domains such as emergency response and search and rescue where robots have to operate for prolonged periods trading off computational performance with increased power autonomy and vice versa. …”
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Towards the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Comprehensive Review by Syed Agha Hassnain Mohsan, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Fazal Noor, Insaf Ullah, Mohammed H. Alsharif

“…Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have come in a great diversity of several applications such as military, construction, image and video mapping, medical, search and rescue, parcel delivery, hidden area exploration, oil rigs and power line monitoring, precision farming, wireless communication and aerial surveillance. …”
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3D JPS Path Optimization Algorithm and Dynamic-Obstacle Avoidance Design Based on Near-Ground Search Drone by Yuan Luo, Jiakai Lu, Yi Zhang, Qiong Qin, Yanyu Liu

“…The problem of path planning for drones flying at low altitude in urban as well as mountainous areas will be crucial for drones performing search-and-rescue missions. In this paper, we propose a convergent approach to ensure autonomous collision-free path planning for drones in the presence of both static obstacles and dynamic threats. …”
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The effectiveness of psychological interventions for reducing PTSD and psychological distress in first responders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Khalid M Alshahrani, Judith Johnson, Arianna Prudenzi, Daryl B O'Connor

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Four databases were searched to identify controlled studies that examined the efficacy of psychological interventions to reduce PTSD symptoms (primary outcome) in first responders (including firefighters, police/law enforcement officers, search and rescue personnel, emergency and paramedics teams). …”
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Power Sources for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A State-of-the Art by Yavinaash Naidu Saravanakumar, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Farah Syazwani Shahar, Wojciech Giernacki, Andrzej Łukaszewicz, Marek Nowakowski, Andriy Holovatyy, Sławomir Stępień

“…These UAVs are revolutionizing various public services, encompassing real-time surveillance, search and rescue operations, wildlife assessments, delivery services, wireless connectivity, and precise farming. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IN CIVIL AVIATION by A. S. Stepanenko

“…GALILEO offers a unique global search and rescue function called SAR, with an important feedback function. …”
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A Method for Autonomous Multi-Motion Modes Recognition and Navigation Optimization for Indoor Pedestrian by Zhengchun Wang, Zhi Xiong, Li Xing, Yiming Ding, Yinshou Sun

“…Traditional navigation methods mainly support two-dimensional stable motion modes such as walking; special tasks such as rescue and disaster relief, medical search and rescue, in addition to normal walking, are usually accompanied by running, going upstairs, going downstairs and other motion modes, which will greatly affect the dynamic performance of the traditional zero-velocity update algorithm. …”
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Line of Sight and Image Motion Compensation for Step and Stare Imaging System by Jihong Xiu, Pu Huang, Jun Li, Hongwen Zhang, Youyi Li

“…In recent years, applications such as marine search and rescue, border patrol, etc. require electro-optical equipment to have both high resolution and precise geographic positioning abilities. …”
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The Influence of Port Tugs on Improving the Navigational Safety of the Port by Vytautas Paulauskas, Martynas Simutis, Birute Plačiene, Raimondas Barzdžiukas, Martynas Jonkus, Donatas Paulauskas

“…Such modern port tugs are also used for navigational safety and other important port functions and activities, such as fire protection and search and rescue operations. The optimal number and capacity evaluation of port tugs depending on port capacity and conditions are studied in this article.…”
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Analysis on the characteristics and mechanism of Tianwanzi landslide in Jinhaihu newly liberated area, Guizhou Province by Yu HU, Nan ZHANG, Dongran WU, Ya CHEN, Hui HE

“…Through the detailed geological survey, this paper comprehensively uses UAV aerial photography, field testing and other technical methods to describe the characteristics of Tianwanzi landslide in detail, preliminarily analyze the movement process and genetic mechanism of the landslide, monitor and analyze the potential risk of the landslide residue, and put forward search and rescue suggestions for on-site rescue operations. …”
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An Autonomous Control Framework of Unmanned Helicopter Operations for Low-Altitude Flight in Mountainous Terrains by Zibo Jin, Lu Nie, Daochun Li, Zhan Tu, Jinwu Xiang

“…The helicopter has to maintain low altitude to realize search and rescue, reconnaissance, penetration, and strike operations. …”
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Large-scale forensic search for fallen soldier burials from the American revolutionary war at Kettle Creek battlefield, Georgia, USA by Daniel P. Bigman, David Noble, Tracy Sargent, Jamie K. Pringle

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A Novel Adversarial Detection Method for UAV Vision Systems via Attribution Maps by Zhun Zhang, Qihe Liu, Chunjiang Wu, Shijie Zhou, Zhangbao Yan

“…With the rapid advancement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the Internet of Things (IoTs), UAV-assisted IoTs has become integral in areas such as wildlife monitoring, disaster surveillance, and search and rescue operations. However, recent studies have shown that these systems are vulnerable to adversarial example attacks during data collection and transmission. …”
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