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Wireless Mesh Network Performance For Urban Search And Rescue Missions, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Jimmy Tran, Mieso Denko
Wireless Mesh Network Performance For Urban Search And Rescue Missions, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Jimmy Tran, Mieso Denko
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in this paper we demonstrate that the Canine Pose Estimation (CPE) system can provide a reliable estimate for some poses and when coupled with effective wireless transmission over a mesh network. Pose estimates are time sensitive, thus it is important that pose data arrives at its destination quickly. Propagation delay and packet delivery ratio measuring algorithms were developed and used to appraise Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) performance as a means of carriage for this time-critical data. The experiments were conducted in the rooms of a building where the radio characteristics closely resembled those of a partially collapsed building-a typical US&R …
Canine Pose Estimation: A Computing For Public Safety Solution, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Mieso Denko, James Tran
Canine Pose Estimation: A Computing For Public Safety Solution, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Mieso Denko, James Tran
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In this paper we discuss determining canine pose in the context of common poses observed in Urban Search and Rescue dogs through the use a sensor network made up of accelerometers. We discuss the use of the Canine Pose Estimation System in a disaster environment, and propose techniques for determining canine pose. In addition we discuss the challenges with this approach in such environments. This paper presents the experimental results obtained from the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue disaster simulation, where experiments were conducted using multiple canines, which show that angles can be derived from acceleration readings. Our experiments show …