AIMC Topic: Rescue Work

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Domesticating the Drone: The Demilitarisation of Unmanned Aircraft for Civil Markets.

Science and engineering ethics
Remotely piloted aviation systems (RPAS) or 'drones' are well known for their military applications, but could also be used for a range of non-military applications for state, industrial, commercial and recreational purposes. The technology is advanc...

AntBot-EX: Enhancing robot search efficiency in complex post-disaster environments.

PloS one
In post-disaster scenarios, effective rescue operations hinge on deploying robots equipped with sophisticated path planning algorithms capable of navigating through complex and unknown environments, facilitating an exhaustive search for survivors. Th...

Benefit of Critical Care Flight Paramedic-Trained Search and Rescue Corpsmen in Treatment of Severely Injured Aviators.

Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
During routine aircraft start-up procedures at a US Naval Air Station, an aviation mishap occurred, resulting in the pilot suffering a traumatic brain injury and the copilot acquiring bilateral hemopneumothoraces, a ruptured diaphragm, and hepatic an...

Roach Biobots: Toward Reliability and Optimization of Control.

IEEE pulse
Imagine a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, causing residential buildings to collapse and trapping the people inside underneath the rubble. Over the following days, first responders spend a significant amount of time locating survivors. Despit...