Ground Robot for Alive Human Detection in Rescue Operations

Abstract

In this modern era of technology, still conventional methods (human and trained dogs) are being used to find and rescue the victims who are buried under the rubble after natural or human-made destruction. Such operation is very dangerous for the rescue workers and victims as well, especially in the case, if the wreckage is dislocated. These traditional methods increase the chances of causalities due to their risky and time taking approaches. Hence, to make the rescue operation safer and effective, a small ground robot for humanitarian search have been proposed which detect alive human beings. This robot provides the momentous help and safety to the rescue workers during the search and rescue operations. This has been done by spotting live humans remotely without any physical contact with victims by sensing their body's temperature. This robot consists of a thermal sensor, microcontroller, gas sensor, HD wireless camera and many other modules which collectively perform to search living victims. Android application is developed to control the movements of the robot and to show received output values from sensors. We throw the robot and it gives better results than other existing ways.