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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.12.427

Development and Verification of A Module for Positioning Buried Persons in Collapsed Area  

Moon, Hyoun-Seok (ICT Convergence and Integration Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Lee, Woo-Sik (ICT Convergence and Integration Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.12, 2016 , pp. 427-436 More about this Journal
Abstract
Due to disasters such as earthquakes and landslides in urban areas, persons have been buried inside collapsed buildings and structures. Rescuers have mainly utilized detection equipment by applying sound, video and electric waves, but these are expensive and due to the directional approaches onto the collapsed site, secondary collapse risk can arise. In addition, due to poor utilization of such equipment, new human detection technology with quick and high reliability has not been utilized. To address these issues, this study develops a wireless signal-based human detection module that can be loaded into an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The human detection module searches for the 3D location for buried persons by collecting Wi-Fi signal and barometer sensors data transmitted from the mobile phones. This module can gain diverse information from mobile phones for buried persons in real time. We present a development framework of the module that provides 3D location data with more reliable information by delivering the collected data into a local computer in the ground. This study verified the application feasibility of the developed module in a real collapsed area. Therefore, it is expected that these results can be used as a core technology for the quick detection of buried persons' location and for relieving them after disasters that induce building collapses.
Keywords
UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle); Wi-Fi; Human Detection Module; GPS; Disaster Area;
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