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Indoor And Outdoor Real Time Information Collection In Disaster Scenario, Dongyi Yang Nov 2015

Indoor And Outdoor Real Time Information Collection In Disaster Scenario, Dongyi Yang

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A disaster usually severely harms human health and property. After a disaster, great amount of information of a disaster area is needed urgently. The information not only indicates the severity of the disaster, but also is crucial for an efficient search and rescue process. In order to quickly and accurately collect real time information in a disaster scenario, a mobile platform is developed for an outdoor scenario and a localization and navigation system for responders is introduced for an indoor scenario.

The mobile platform has been integrated to the DIORAMA system. It is built with a 6-wheel robot chassis along …