This topic is offered at TUM in cooperation with hosting institute Eurac Research, Center for Sensing Solutions in Bolzano (IT): Abraham MEJIA-AGUILAR, PhD & Ekaterina CHUPRIKOVA, PhD
For a couple of decades, the civil use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or drones) has opened various applications. One of the most impacting is in the field of security and humanitarian missions with the support of telemedicine. Drones provide medication, vaccines, blood, etc., in remote or difficult access terrains. Although the Alps mountains are well mapped, communicated, and accessible, casualties often occur for tourists unfamiliar with the terrain or underestimating the conditions. Cardiac arrest is one of the most reported incidents in these areas. The availability of an automated external defibrillator (AED) can increase its outcome. Patients in these areas who otherwise would not be reachable in a reasonable time could be helped by the early availability of an AED if delivered by alternate means (eg. a drone). The design of civil UAV missions consists of assigning at least two coordinate points where the platform flies or a trained and skilled pilot controls it. However, for long-distance missions, this option is unviable. Changes in terrain, obstacles, and weather conditions limit these operations.
The goals of this thesis are:
The project involves an Institute for Mountain Emergency, a Technology Competence Center, and an UAV company.
Tasks:
Technical and personal skills/expertise:
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Mejia-Aguilar A, Bianco GM, Marroco G, Voegele A, van Veelen M, Strapazzon G. In-situ and proximal sensing techniques for monitoring naturals hazards to mitigate risk in tourism activities: a case study in the GEOPARC Bletterbach, Italy. IGARSS 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9554279 [8]
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