title: An emergency response UAV Surveillance System.
abstract: A system using Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), equipped for real time telemetry of video imagery, sensor support data, and GPS/INS navigation, is being developed to provide situational awareness (SA) to the central command of mass casualty incident response. UAVs provide an inexpensive and safe means of acquiring video surveillance in chaotic disaster scenes, while being durable and non-intrusive. The system provides autonomous surveillance of defined perimeters, video tracking and active following of targets of interest, and real time cueing to other imaging UAVs.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Lab., USA.
authors.forename: Pedro A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Geckle
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samsundar
authors.forename: Tia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Myron Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D004190:Disasters; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D018635:Rescue Work; D013686:Telemetry; D014741:Video Recording