Precise Autonomous Rescuing Relying on Integrated Visual and IR Detection Technique

Aboshosha, Ashraf; Nasr, Ashraf; Hassan, Mohamed

doi:10.21608/mjeer.2010.66190

Precise Autonomous Rescuing Relying on Integrated Visual and IR Detection Technique

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Radiation Engineering Department, NCRRT, AEA P. O. Box. 29, 8th District, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

² Radiation Engineering Department, NCRRT, AEA P. O. Box. 29, 8th District, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/mjeer.2010.66190

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide rescue robots with a robust detection technique to identify the victims in disasters. This technique relies on the integration of infrared and visual entries. Throughout this framework we analyze the performance of quantum wire infrared photodetectors (QRIPs) as the best type of QIRPs according to our considerations. Moreover, we employ the output of IR camera with the visible rang one to detect the survivors in a disaster

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