Remote and Rapid Rescue

Abstract

Identifying technologies that can provide remote and rapid rescue support in search and rescue scenarios that put first responders in danger. Specifically, the ability to easily deploy unmanned systems that evacuate victims from hazardous environments (e.g., swift water, ice, active shooter, cliff-side environments) is key to decreasing injuries and death of emergency responders of all disciplines (i.e., law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services (EMS)) who often must respond to victims that are situated in difficult to reach or dangerous to enter locations. While the use of unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems is increasingly common in first responder scenarios, there are few examples of proven solutions that can extract victims autonomously or without manual assistance from rescuers. Many existing unmanned systems can help rescuers find and locate victims (e.g., using an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to surveil large areas), but do not have the payload capacity or modular attachments to lift and transport victims.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1155078

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Homeland Security

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • First Responders
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Health Services
  • Platforms
  • Radio Relay Stations
  • Robotics
  • Search And Rescue
  • Specifications
  • Stations
  • Storage Batteries
  • Transport Ships
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Maritime Vehicles
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs