Life Signs Detector Using a Drone in Disaster Zones
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Article Title | Life Signs Detector Using a Drone in Disaster Zones |
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ERA Journal ID | 201448 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Al-Naji, Ali, Perera, Asanka G., Mohammed, Saleem Latteef and Chahl, Javaan |
Journal Title | Remote Sensing |
Journal Citation | 11 (20) |
Article Number | 2441 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2072-4292 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11202441 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/20/2441 |
Abstract | In the aftermath of a disaster, such as earthquake, flood, or avalanche, ground search for survivors is usually hampered by unstable surfaces and difficult terrain. Drones now play an important role in these situations, allowing rescuers to locate survivors and allocate resources to saving those who can be helped. The aim of this study was to explore the utility of a drone equipped for human life detection with a novel computer vision system. The proposed system uses image sequences captured by a drone camera to remotely detect the cardiopulmonary motion caused by periodic chest movement of survivors. The results of eight human subjects and one mannequin in different poses shows that motion detection on the body surface of the survivors is likely to be useful to detect life signs without any physical contact. The results presented in this study may lead to a new approach to life detection and remote life sensing assessment of survivors. |
Keywords | Wavelet; denoising; OpenPose; UAV; drone; motion detection; cardiopulmonary motion |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4007. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics |
Byline Affiliations | Middle East Technical University, Turkey |
University of South Australia | |
Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z77y1/life-signs-detector-using-a-drone-in-disaster-zones
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