INDECS 20(3), 230-238, 2022 DOI 10.7906/indecs.20.3.2 Full text available in pdf and xml formats.

Received: 4th April 2021. Accepted: 31st December 2021. Regular article

ABSTRACT

Recovering people who have lost their way during a hike or disappeared during a disaster is a significant task for disaster management agencies. Nowadays, there are numerous technological devices at our disposal in such cases. Night-vision devices, thermal imagers, and drones are among such technologies. Time is a critical factor in a disaster situation, so by deploying drones, a greater area can be inspected in a given time. These types of general-purpose aircraft are primarily equipped with visual reconnaissance components, such as high-resolution or infrared cameras. The disadvantage of these devices is that they only work effectively in open terrains with adequate visibility conditions. If the missing person is in a dense forest or in a covered space, the chances of recovery decrease significantly.
Our development is a radio-frequency detector drone component, which can find the mobile device of the person in trouble, and therefore eliminates the prerequisite for adequate visual conditions. This enables greater efficiency in the case of recovery efforts.

KEY WORDS
drone, communication, disaster, radio, detection, component

CLASSIFICATION

JEL:

L63, L92