Information collecting system based on aerial images obtained by a small UAV for disaster prevention

Taro Suzuki; Jun-ichi Meguro; Yoshiharu Amano; Takumi Hashizume; Rui Hirokawa; Kaoru Tatsumi; Koichi Sato; Jun-ichi Takiguchi

doi:10.1117/12.784496

9 January 2008 Information collecting system based on aerial images obtained by a small UAV for disaster prevention

Taro Suzuki, Jun-ichi Meguro, Yoshiharu Amano, Takumi Hashizume, Rui Hirokawa, Kaoru Tatsumi, Koichi Sato, Jun-ichi Takiguchi

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Proceedings Volume 6794, ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials; 67942H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784496
Event: ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 2007, Gifu, Japan

Abstract

This paper presents a disaster prevention system using aerial images obtained by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The immediate assessment of damage information and the continuous collection of information for constructing a revival plan are important for damage mitigation when natural disasters such as large earthquakes occur. In this study, we develop a small prototype UAV and onboard software using a GPS navigation system and propose a unique disaster prevention system that employs the small UAV and a geographical information system (GIS). We divide the period that follows a natural disaster on the basis of three processes, and we propose the use of the small UAV for gathering and integrating information into the GIS. We conducted field experiments to evaluate the proposed system employing the small UAV. From the results of our experiments, we concluded that the system is effective in disaster prevention.

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Taro Suzuki, Jun-ichi Meguro, Yoshiharu Amano, Takumi Hashizume, Rui Hirokawa, Kaoru Tatsumi, Koichi Sato, and Jun-ichi Takiguchi "Information collecting system based on aerial images obtained by a small UAV for disaster prevention", Proc. SPIE 6794, ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 67942H (9 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784496

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