A New Human Detection Scheme using Drone in Unsudden Disaster Site

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K05038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 25030:Disaster prevention engineering-related
• Research Institution: Okinawa National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Mbaitiga Zacharie 沖縄工業高等専門学校, メディア情報工学科, 准教授 (40462155)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 田中 省作 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (00325549)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 被突発型災害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since now most of the rescue’s systems used for disaster victims rescue have been based on a predefined rescue signs that the disaster victims should use and display them in a visible place for the rescue team so see and come to rescue them. But the drawback of such system is that the rescue operations cannot be effective if the disaster victims do not find the requested predefined signs to call for rescue help. In this research, there is no need to specify a rescue sign in advance. The disaster victims can request a rescue call at any time using items around them and the rescue operation can be done smoothly, fast and with higher rescue accuracy.
This research will greatly contribute to the disaster operations from now in our society.

Free Research Field

防災工学関連

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで災害発生時に使用した救助システムは前を持って指定した救助サインをもとに被救助者に利用させ救助要請をおこなったことが多かったです。この上記の救助システムの欠点は被救助者が身の回りの救助サインがないと救助要請もできなかったです。本研究は事前救助サインの指定がなく被救助者は身の回りにあるものを救助要請ができ、より高い精度の被救助システムが開発できた。これから、災害発生時に迅速に被救助者を救助することができる。