Drone that Sees through Building Walls
New Search and Rescue Technology - WideSee System Drone
Invention of UK, US and China-based Universities
A team of engineers from the University of Leeds in the UK, University of Massachusetts in the US and Northwestern University in Xi'an China have developed new flying and imaging drone technology that can spot people trapped inside of buildings behind concrete walls 1/2 meter thick. The WideSee drone mounted scanner can fly around the outside of a high rise building engulfed in fire or in a state of collapse and see if there are any people trapped inside. It's new technology for search and rescue and it overcomes existing limitations to spot people entrapped in a disastrous situation.
New Technology
The new WideSee system doesn't use traditional heat seeking cameras that can be compromised by flames. In order to overcome that limitation, the team used an adaptation of LoRa wireless radio systems that are commercially available. The radio signals transmitted by the drone are altered when they encounter the presence of a person. Then the reflected signals are analyzed to ascertain that people are inside and need to be rescued.
Highly Advanced Device
The scanning device uses harmless, long range radio waves that can penetrate heavy concrete walls. This appears to be a big assist for search and rescue efforts in high rise fires and building collapses to save lives. For a free Kindle borrow of my books on breakthrough innovations, go to amazon.com/author/ekane
Invention of UK, US and China-based Universities
A team of engineers from the University of Leeds in the UK, University of Massachusetts in the US and Northwestern University in Xi'an China have developed new flying and imaging drone technology that can spot people trapped inside of buildings behind concrete walls 1/2 meter thick. The WideSee drone mounted scanner can fly around the outside of a high rise building engulfed in fire or in a state of collapse and see if there are any people trapped inside. It's new technology for search and rescue and it overcomes existing limitations to spot people entrapped in a disastrous situation.
New Technology
The new WideSee system doesn't use traditional heat seeking cameras that can be compromised by flames. In order to overcome that limitation, the team used an adaptation of LoRa wireless radio systems that are commercially available. The radio signals transmitted by the drone are altered when they encounter the presence of a person. Then the reflected signals are analyzed to ascertain that people are inside and need to be rescued.
Highly Advanced Device
The scanning device uses harmless, long range radio waves that can penetrate heavy concrete walls. This appears to be a big assist for search and rescue efforts in high rise fires and building collapses to save lives. For a free Kindle borrow of my books on breakthrough innovations, go to amazon.com/author/ekane
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