An autonomous distributed coordination system is provided which is intended to be used for a broad-area search in an unknown environment without the need for a prior plan and map sharing. It includes: a sensor input processing section 302 for acquiring (i) relative position information relative to another mobile body, (ii) path information in past and (iii) surrounding shape information; other mobile body avoidance module 310 for generating, based on the relative position information, a first action candidate for avoiding the another mobile body; a past path avoidance module 311 for generating, based on the path information, a second action candidate for avoiding the path information in the past; an obstruct avoidance module 312 for generating, based on the depth information, a third action candidate for avoiding a surrounding obstruct; and an integration module 313 for determining a velocity or angular velocity of the mobile body based on the first action candidate, the second action candidate and the third action candidate.

A system for dispatching and navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a target location comprises a UAV and a navigation module comprising a processor and a memory storing a 3D map comprising the target location and machine-readable instructions such that, when executed by the navigation module processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising identifying a location of the UAV with respect to the 3D map, receiving a target location input, identifying the target location with respect to the 3D map, generating at least one potential route connecting the location of the UAV and the target location, assigning to at least one potential route an evaluation score according to at least one route assessment criterion, selecting the potential route having the highest evaluation score as a preferred route, and transmitting the preferred route to the UAV.

A buried person search device using a detachable module is disclosed. The device includes a ground drone 10 deployed at a site of a collapse disaster, the ground drone 10 having a communication device 80 and a first beacon, a camera device 40 mounted on the ground drone 10 to photograph surroundings of the ground drone 10, a storage 50 installed on the ground drone 10, a plurality of repeater modules 60 connected by a wireless communication network to relay wireless communications between the ground drone 10, a flying drone 32, and a command and control center 100, each of the repeater modules 60 having a second beacon, and a sensing device 70 installed on the ground drone 10 or the repeater modules 60 to collect a sound, wherein the storage 50 accommodates the repeater modules 60, and throws the repeater modules 60 in response to an operation signal.

A buried person search device using a detachable module is disclosed. The device includes a ground drone 10 deployed at a site of a collapse disaster, the ground drone 10 having a communication device 80 and a first beacon, a camera device 40 mounted on the ground drone 10 to photograph surroundings of the ground drone 10, a storage 50 installed on the ground drone 10, a plurality of repeater modules 60 connected by a wireless communication network to relay wireless communications between the ground drone 10, a flying drone 32, and a command and control center 100, each of the repeater modules 60 having a second beacon, and a sensing device 70 installed on the ground drone 10 or the repeater modules 60 to collect a sound, wherein the storage 50 accommodates the repeater modules 60, and throws the repeater modules 60 in response to an operation signal.

A device for establishing a communication network and collecting situation information at a site of a collapse disaster is disclosed. The device includes a ground drone 10 deployed at the site of the collapse disaster, the ground drone 10 having a communication device 80 mounted thereon, a flying drone 32 mounted on and carried by the ground drone 10 to fly and photograph the site of the collapse disaster, a camera device 40 mounted on the ground drone 10 to photograph surroundings of the ground drone 10, a storage 50 installed on the ground drone 10, and a plurality of repeater modules 60 connected by the wireless communication network to relay wireless communications between the ground drone 10, the flying drone 32, and a command and control center 100, wherein the storage 50 accommodates the repeater modules 60, and throws the repeater modules 60 in response to an operation signal.

Providing avatar support for trapped seismic event survivors is provided. A survivor is detected in debris of a collapsed structure using a set of sensors. An avatar communicates with the survivor. Fresh air flow drawn from different directions is measured to detect a pathway through the debris to an environment outside the collapsed structure. The pathway is detected through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure based on measuring the fresh air flow drawn from the different directions.

Aspects of drone-assisted offroad vehicle emergency systems are addressed. In one aspect, a system includes an offroad vehicle having integrated therein a processing system coupled to a user interface. The processing system is configured to respond to a potential emergency situation including a stranded or lost person or a hazardous condition in a path of the vehicle. An aerial drone is equipped with multiple sensors for receiving data. Responsive to a trigger, the processing system may instruct the drone to deploy one or more times to survey a target region. The drone may receive sensor data relevant to an emergency situation and relay the data back to the vehicle. The processing system analyzes the data to provide a remedial response.

An autonomous distributed coordination system for a broad-area search in an unknown environment without the need for a prior plan and map sharing. It includes: a sensor input processing section for acquiring (i) relative position information relative to another mobile body, (ii) path information in past and (iii) surrounding shape information; other mobile body avoidance module for generating, based on the relative position information, a first action candidate for avoiding the another mobile body; a past path avoidance module for generating, based on the path information, a second action candidate for avoiding the past path; an obstruct avoidance module for generating, based on the depth information, a third action candidate for avoiding a surrounding obstruct; and an integration module for determining a velocity or angular velocity of the mobile body based on the first action candidate, the second action candidate and the third action candidate.