A Review on Marine Search and Rescue Operations Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
There have been rigorous research and development
of unmanned aerial vehicles in the field of search and rescue (SAR)
operation recently. UAVs reduce unnecessary human risks while
assisting rescue efforts through aerial imagery, topographic mapping
and emergency delivery. The application of UAVs in offshore and
nearshore marine SAR missions is discussed in this paper. Projects
that integrate UAV technology into their systems are introduced to
highlight the great advantages and capabilities of UAVs. Scenarios
where UAVs could provide invaluable assistance are also suggested.
[1] Bloss, Richard. 2014. "Unmanned Vehicles While Becoming Smaller
and Smarter Are Addressing New Applications in Medical, Agriculture,
in Addition to Military and Security." Industrial Robot: An International
Journal 41 (1): 82-86.
[2] De Cubber, Geert. 2013. Operational Rpas Scenarios Envisaged for
Search & Rescue by the Eu Fp7 Icarus Project. Accessed Jan 5,
http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/operational-rpas-scenarios-envisaged-searchrescue-
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Project: Developing Assistive Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
Operations." Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2013 IEEE
International Symposium on: IEEE.
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"Expert Guidance System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on
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Approach for Search-and-Rescue-Operations at Sea." Proceedings of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for
the Maritime Environment 228 (2): 156-165.
[10] Leiber, Nick. 2014. "Using Drones to Make Peace, Not War."
Bloomberg Businessweek (4400): 54-56.
[11] Leo, Kelion. 2013. "Iran Develops Sea Rescue Drone Prototype in
Tehran." BBC, November 13. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-
24929924.
[12] Lianne, Kolirin. 2014. "Nearly 300 Missing and Six Dead as Ferry
Carrying School Children Sinks Off South Korea." Daily Express, April
16.
[13] Lin, Lanny, Michael Roscheck, Michael A Goodrich, and Bryan S
Morse. 2010. "Supporting Wilderness Search and Rescue with
Integrated Intelligence: Autonomy and Information at the Right Time
and the Right Place" AAAI
[14] Matos, Aníbal, Eduardo Silva, Nuno Cruz, José Carlos Alves, Duarte
Almeida, Miguel Pinto, Alfredo Martins, José Almeida, and Diogo
Machado. 2013. "Development of an Unmanned Capsule for Large-
Scale Maritime Search and Rescue."
[15] Murali, R.S.N. 2010. "Six Hurt in Oil Platform Blaze." The Star Online,
December 15.
[16] Murphy, RobinR, Satoshi Tadokoro, Daniele Nardi, Adam Jacoff, Paolo
Fiorini, Howie Choset, and AydanM Erkmen. 2008. "Search and Rescue
Robotics." In Springer Handbook of Robotics, eds Bruno Siciliano and
Oussama Khatib, 1151-1173. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
[17] NOPSEMA. 2015. Montara Wellhead Platform and West Atlas Modu
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A149261.jpg.
[18] RTS Ideas. 2014. Pars Drone.
[19] Ryan, Allison, and J Karl Hedrick. 2005. "A Mode-Switching Path
Planner for Uav-Assisted Search and Rescue" Decision and Control,
2005 and 2005 European Control Conference. CDC-ECC'05. 44th IEEE
Conference on: IEEE.
[20] South Korea Ferry Verdict: Sewol Captain Escapes Death Penalty. 2014.
The Week, November 11.
[21] Stu, Robarts. 2015. Project Ryptide Drone Flies Life-Rings to Distressed
Swimmers. Accessed January 6, http://www.gizmag.com/project-ryptide
/35437/.
[22] University of Wollongong. 2014. "Life-Saving Drone Takes out
Innovation Competition."
[23] Waharte, Sonia, and Niki Trigoni. 2010. "Supporting Search and Rescue
Operations with Uavs" Emerging Security Technologies (EST), 2010
International Conference on: IEEE.
[1] Bloss, Richard. 2014. "Unmanned Vehicles While Becoming Smaller
and Smarter Are Addressing New Applications in Medical, Agriculture,
in Addition to Military and Security." Industrial Robot: An International
Journal 41 (1): 82-86.
[2] De Cubber, Geert. 2013. Operational Rpas Scenarios Envisaged for
Search & Rescue by the Eu Fp7 Icarus Project. Accessed Jan 5,
http://www.fp7-icarus.eu/operational-rpas-scenarios-envisaged-searchrescue-
eu-fp7-icarus-project.
[3] De Cubber, Geert, Daniela Doroftei, Daniel Serrano, Keshav
Chintamani, Rui Sabino, and Stephane Ourevitch. 2013. "The Eu-Icarus
Project: Developing Assistive Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
Operations." Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2013 IEEE
International Symposium on: IEEE.
[4] Fernandez, F., E. Besada, D. Sanchez, and J.A. Lopez-Orozco. 2011.
"Expert Guidance System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on
Artifical Neural Networks." Journal of Maritime Research VIII.
www.jmr.unican.es/index.php/jmr/article/download/145/142.
[5] Flybox from Skybotix. 2015. Accessed January, 30,
http://www.i3s.unice.fr/~ducard/ResearchMain.php.
[6] Joseph, George. 2014. "UAE Students' Drone Can Help Save People
from Drowning."
[7] Kim, Sam, Cynthia Kim, and Heesu Lee. 2014. "Two Hours Turned
School Island Excursion to Horror at Sea." Bloomberg Business, April
21. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-21/two-hoursturned-
school-island-excursion-to-horror-at-sea.
[8] Kückelhaus, Markus. 2014. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Logistics: A
Dhl Perspective on Implications and Use Cases for the Logistics
Industry. Germany: DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation.
http://www.dhl.com/content/dam/downloads/g0/about_us/logistics_insig
hts/DHL_TrendReport_UAV.pdf.
[9] Kurowski, Martin, and Bernhard P Lampe. 2014. "Agapas: A New
Approach for Search-and-Rescue-Operations at Sea." Proceedings of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for
the Maritime Environment 228 (2): 156-165.
[10] Leiber, Nick. 2014. "Using Drones to Make Peace, Not War."
Bloomberg Businessweek (4400): 54-56.
[11] Leo, Kelion. 2013. "Iran Develops Sea Rescue Drone Prototype in
Tehran." BBC, November 13. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-
24929924.
[12] Lianne, Kolirin. 2014. "Nearly 300 Missing and Six Dead as Ferry
Carrying School Children Sinks Off South Korea." Daily Express, April
16.
[13] Lin, Lanny, Michael Roscheck, Michael A Goodrich, and Bryan S
Morse. 2010. "Supporting Wilderness Search and Rescue with
Integrated Intelligence: Autonomy and Information at the Right Time
and the Right Place" AAAI
[14] Matos, Aníbal, Eduardo Silva, Nuno Cruz, José Carlos Alves, Duarte
Almeida, Miguel Pinto, Alfredo Martins, José Almeida, and Diogo
Machado. 2013. "Development of an Unmanned Capsule for Large-
Scale Maritime Search and Rescue."
[15] Murali, R.S.N. 2010. "Six Hurt in Oil Platform Blaze." The Star Online,
December 15.
[16] Murphy, RobinR, Satoshi Tadokoro, Daniele Nardi, Adam Jacoff, Paolo
Fiorini, Howie Choset, and AydanM Erkmen. 2008. "Search and Rescue
Robotics." In Springer Handbook of Robotics, eds Bruno Siciliano and
Oussama Khatib, 1151-1173. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
[17] NOPSEMA. 2015. Montara Wellhead Platform and West Atlas Modu
Fire. Accessed February 15,
http://www.nopsema.gov.au/assets/images/imagegallery/Image-
A149261.jpg.
[18] RTS Ideas. 2014. Pars Drone.
[19] Ryan, Allison, and J Karl Hedrick. 2005. "A Mode-Switching Path
Planner for Uav-Assisted Search and Rescue" Decision and Control,
2005 and 2005 European Control Conference. CDC-ECC'05. 44th IEEE
Conference on: IEEE.
[20] South Korea Ferry Verdict: Sewol Captain Escapes Death Penalty. 2014.
The Week, November 11.
[21] Stu, Robarts. 2015. Project Ryptide Drone Flies Life-Rings to Distressed
Swimmers. Accessed January 6, http://www.gizmag.com/project-ryptide
/35437/.
[22] University of Wollongong. 2014. "Life-Saving Drone Takes out
Innovation Competition."
[23] Waharte, Sonia, and Niki Trigoni. 2010. "Supporting Search and Rescue
Operations with Uavs" Emerging Security Technologies (EST), 2010
International Conference on: IEEE.
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of unmanned aerial vehicles in the field of search and rescue (SAR)
operation recently. UAVs reduce unnecessary human risks while
assisting rescue efforts through aerial imagery, topographic mapping
and emergency delivery. The application of UAVs in offshore and
nearshore marine SAR missions is discussed in this paper. Projects
that integrate UAV technology into their systems are introduced to
highlight the great advantages and capabilities of UAVs. Scenarios
where UAVs could provide invaluable assistance are also suggested.", keywords = "Marine SAR, nearshore, offshore, search and rescue,
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