Post-Disaster Rescue Facility: Human Detection and Geolocation Using Aerial Drones

• Main Authors: Rivera, A. J. A., Villalobos, A. D. C., Monje, Jose Claro N, Mariñas, Juan Antonio G, Oppus, Carlos M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Geology; Optical sensors; Optical imaging; Thermal sensors; Optical filters; Global Positioning System; Cameras; Human Detection; Geolocation; Aerial Drones; Thermal and Optical imagery; Frame Accuracy; True and False Positive Rates; Triangulation; GPS; Google Maps; Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/ecce-faculty-pubs/117; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7848026
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The research focuses on the implementation of a human detection and geolocation system using aerial drones to complement search and rescue. The study includes the characterization of the human detection system for thermal and optical imagery by determining the frame accuracy, true and false positive...