A versatile sensor network for urban search and rescue operations

Klaus Känsälä; Marko Korkalainen; Aki Mäyrä

doi:10.1117/12.898149

29 September 2011 A versatile sensor network for urban search and rescue operations

Klaus Känsälä, Marko Korkalainen, Aki Mäyrä

Proceedings Volume 8184, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks VIII; 81840H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898149
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

The presentation is based in the research work carried out in EU funded project SGL for USaR (Second Generation Locator for Urban Search and Rescue Operations). The aim of this project is to develop wireless standalone communication system with embedded sensor network which can be globally used in rescue operations after accidents or terrorist attacks. The system should be able to operate without external support for several days: it should have autonomy with power supply and communication. The devices must be lightweight so that rescue team can easily carry them and finally they must be easy to install and use. The range of the wireless communication must cover an area of several square kilometers. The embedded sensor system must be able to detect sings of life but also detect hazards threatening the rescue operators thus preventing more accidents. It should also support positioning and digital mapping as well as the management of the search and rescue operation. This sensor network for urban search and rescue operations has been tested on a field conditions and it has proven to be robust and reliable and provides an energy efficient way of communication and positioning on harsh conditions.

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Klaus Känsälä, Marko Korkalainen, and Aki Mäyrä "A versatile sensor network for urban search and rescue operations", Proc. SPIE 8184, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks VIII, 81840H (29 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898149

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