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Computational Public Safety In Emergency Management Communications, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn
Computational Public Safety In Emergency Management Communications, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn
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Communications are very important in any situation but in emergency management it is imperative that the communications be reliable and responsive to the evolving situation. In emergency management there are many different types of networks with different objectives. It is of immense value to have the ability to seamlessly integrate other networks and computing resources into one interconnected heterogeneous network. The entire management team should be able to access any of the individual networks and their resources. In this paper we discuss various wireless network communication options in the context of their viability for use in emergency management. We analyze …
Wireless Estimation Of Canine Pose For Search And Rescue, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Mieso Denko, James Tran, Chris Mawson
Wireless Estimation Of Canine Pose For Search And Rescue, Cristina Ribeiro, Alexander Ferworn, Mieso Denko, James Tran, Chris Mawson
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In this paper we discuss the use of accelerometers and Bluetooth to monitor canine pose in the context of common poses observed in urban search and rescue dogs. We discuss the use of the canine pose system in a disaster environment, and propose techniques for determining canine pose. In addition we discuss the challenges with this approach in such environments. The 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 that similar angles were …