DronAID : A Smart Human Detection Drone for Rescue

Abstract

Natural calamities have recently opened their doors to disasters which in turn have affected various regions of the world. Disasters serve as an eye-opener as they are unstoppable and exceptional events which are either natural or manmade, such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods and terrorist attacks etc. These natural catastrophes many a times serve as a hats down chink in the armor as they lead to a massive death toll either because of people being stuck in the debris or due to no help received on time. One of the major challenges faced by the rescue and search teams during a massive disaster is the actual search of survivors and victims at the earliest and also reaching out to far off areas to make sure people are not stuck under the debris. This paper presents a real time autonomous drone technology system named “DronAID” that is capable of detecting humans in disastrous conditions. This system assists in the rescue process by identifying the exact location of the survivors at the earliest. As the system is a drone based system, it can easily be mobilized and controlled. This system comprises of a monitoring system along with a camera module and sensor unit to identify the existence of humans buried under the debris. The system sends the data ahead for further action and investigation. We believe DronAID system is the need of the time and will prove to be a blessing in disguise in calamitous situations and will serve as a significant requirement in urban disasters.