Emergency Drone

Partners: 

SMEs from Germany and the Netherlands, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, the Bocholt Fire and Rescue Academy, Brandweer Twente, Space53 and the DLRG are jointly developing innovative applications for drones for the following purposes:

In an emergency, drones must be able to be deployed effectively and quickly. To this end, a special flight operations software is being developed that, unlike standard software, can be adapted to the missions:

The user selects a specific scenario and all options and settings that are not required for this mission disappear in the background. This makes operation user-friendly and clear and would, for example, also benefit

make it easier for volunteers (volunteer fire department) to use drones. For the prevention and automated early detection of forest fires, an AI-based early warning system is integrated into a drone-in-a-box system. The AI can distinguish real flames from, for example, smoke plumes caused by field work or from barbecue sites. In view of the increasing number of forest fires due to climate change, this prevention tool is of great importance.

The breakdown of communication infrastructure is often a problem in the event of major disasters. With the help of

drones and radio transmission technology (multi-hop transmission), an ad-hoc network for secure communication with a connection to the network for secure communication with a connection to the mobile phone and WiFi network. A special process is used to develop the interaction of several drones in drone swarms. The swarm flies over large areas and generates and transmits 3D maps in real time. 

The interaction between a drone with an underwater camera is being developed to detect drowning people in water,

remote-controlled boat with sensors and divers. All of the above developments are continuously tested and trained in practice. The close cooperation between users (fire departments, DLRG) and developers means that practical experience is incorporated into the development.