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Title: | Designing an Autonomous Drone to Locate Avalanche Victims |
Authors: | Fisher, Glenn |
Advisors: | Wentzlaff, David |
Department: | Electrical Engineering |
Class Year: | 2015 |
Abstract: | Avalanches cause a significant number of winter recreational fatalities, including about 150 deaths around the world each year. With a survival probability of 30% after only 35 minutes, it is critical to locate and rescue avalanche victims quickly. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a drone for autonomously locating buried avalanche victims. With widespread use, a commercial adaptation of this drone could reduce the average burial time of 25 minutes and increase the survival probability of buried victims. |
Extent: | 35 pages |
URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01nc580p958 |
Type of Material: | Princeton University Senior Theses |
Language: | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1932-2023 |
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