Descripción del proyecto
Menos riesgos para los bomberos gracias al uso de flotas de vehículos aéreos no tripulados
Los bomberos prestan un servicio de emergencia importante en un trabajo peligroso con muchos riesgos. Una de las mayores incertidumbres es el estado de los edificios y los lugares en los que los bomberos tienen que entrar y trabajar. Otra es la situación de las víctimas. Esta última ha aumentado la tasa de mortalidad de los bomberos en todo el mundo. El investigador principal del proyecto ya había patentado un sistema de geolocalización en espacios interiores que emplea sistemas de radiofrecuencia, nodos fijos (puntos de anclaje) y nodos vestibles para localizar a las víctimas después de una catástrofe. El proyecto IDEAL DRONE, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene por objeto usar esta patente, junto con flotas de vehículos aéreos no tripulados equipadas con sensores y puntos de anclaje para la localización en espacios interiores.
Objetivo
Firefighters fatalities are increasing worldwide because they are the first entering in damaged buildings or in fire, without knowing the location of victims and the source of danger. The Principal Investigator has invented a system for indoor tracking that is able to detect victims inside buildings after a disaster (earthquake, fire, etc.) using a radio frequency system (UWB) based on fixed nodes (anchors) in the building to detect the location of wearable nodes (tags). The application has been patented (PCT application: n. 102016000109493).
The idea of the project IDEAL DRONE is to install the anchors on an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) swarm that is flying around the building. The UAVs will be equipped with a customized sensor network so the system will provide indoor localization for managing emergencies without the need to install a structural health monitoring system (SHM) inside the building. Then the health condition and the location of the victims can be plotted in a map, so that rescue operations can be optimized. The goal of the project is to develop the first prototype of the system using a developing board for rapid prototyping and perform an initial market analysis of the system to analyze the impact of this product in the market. After the first prototype the next step will be to redesign all the electrical parts to find the optimal solution between quality and price for each submodule and component of the system.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequency
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringstructural engineeringstructural health monitoring
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-POC-LS - ERC Proof of Concept Lump Sum PilotInstitución de acogida
10129 Torino
Italia