A Review of Electric UAV Visual Detection and Navigation Technologies for Emergency Rescue Missions

Peng Tang, Jiyun Li and Hongqiang Sun ()
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Peng Tang: School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
Jiyun Li: School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
Hongqiang Sun: School of Emergency Equipment, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Langfang 065201, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-22

Abstract: Sudden disasters often result in significant losses of human lives and property, and emergency rescue is a necessary response to disasters. In recent years, with the development of electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and artificial intelligence technology, the combination of these technologies has been gradually applied to emergency rescue missions. However, in the face of the complex working conditions of emergency rescue missions, the application of electric UAV visual detection still faces great challenges, particularly in relation to a lack of GPS positioning signal in closed emergency rescue environments, as well as unforeseen obstacle avoidance and autonomous planning and searching flights. Although the combination of visual detection and visual navigation technology shows great potential and added value for use in the context of emergency rescue, at present it remains in the research and experimental stages. Consequently, this paper summarizes and discusses the current status and development of visual detection and navigation technologies for electric UAVs, as well as issues related to emergency rescue applications, with a view to accelerating the research and application of visual detection and navigation technologies for electric UAVs in emergency rescue missions. In this study, we first summarize the classification of typical disasters, analyze the application of sample UAV and configurations in typical disasters with a high frequency of occurrence, refine key electric UAV technologies in emergency rescue missions, and propose the value of exploring electric UAV visual detection and navigation technologies. Subsequently, current research on electric UAV visual detection and navigation technology is analyzed and its application in emergency rescue missions is discussed. Finally, this paper presents the problems faced in the application of electric UAV visual detection and navigation technology in urban emergency rescue environments and offers insights into future research directions.

Keywords: sustainable emergency rescue; visual detection; disaster management; electric unmanned aerial vehicle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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