Students of IIT Madras have added yet another feather to their cap by developing a drone which can help in disaster management and locate people in disaster-hit regions.
The drone is equipped with cameras which can live-stream the happenings in the disaster-affected region. The video is analysed by deep-learning skills and movement of stranded people is detected by consciousness detection, which gives information on their conditions and if they are in need of immediate help. The GPS system in the drone then sends real-time location to the ground station for rescue operations along with the images.Read More…