When arriving at a disaster site, one of the most crucial tasks is to locate any survivors who may be trapped in the debris. A new module is designed to let drones do so, by detecting the radio signals of victims’ mobile phones.
Designed by Canadian firm Robotics Centre and manufactured by Teledyne FLIR Defense, the Echo SAR (search and rescue) module incorporates the Artemis mobile phone detection system, which is made by British cellular tech company Smith Myers.
Although Artemis is already utilized in crewed aircraft, this is the first version of the technology that can be carried aboard a small drone. In fact, Echo SAR is made specifically for use on Teledyne’s R80D SkyRaider and SkyRanger R70 quadcopters.
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