Autonomous search-and-rescue operation with EPFL sensors
CLOSEARCH helicopter
On Nov 25th 2010 sensors provided by EPFL-TOPO took part in the demonstration flight of the CLOSEARCH project.
The project name is an acronym for 'Accurate and safe EGNOS-SoL Navigation for UAV-based low-cost Search And Rescue (SAR) operations' and is financed by FP7 program. Apart EPFL-TOPO the other project partners are Institute of Geomatics (project leader), Association of Industries Navarra (AINS), Catalan Cartographic Institute (ICC) and civil protection authorities.
An external Swiss partner to the project is REGA.
More info: http://www.close-search-project.eu/
Dr. Jan Skaloud, project responsible for EPFL-TOPO