Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions

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Autor(a) principal: Santos, Luís Eduardo da Costa
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10625
Resumo: It is known that the quickness and effectiveness of Search and Rescue (SAR) missions are crucial to their success. This study has the purpose of understanding how the application of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in SAR missions, could bring improved outcomes and be an added value to the procedures that are already performed by SAR teams. In this study, the results were obtained by performing a series of field trials, based on the recreation of real SAR scenarios and the implementation of an operational plan proposal, with recordings of time lapses at different phases of the operation. The reports of the real scenarios were provided by the teams of the Grupo de Intervenção, Proteção e Socorro (GIPS), who are under the command of the Unidade de Intervenção (UI), specialized in this type of missions. Both GIPS and UI are dependent on Tenente General Comandante Geral of the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR). A survey developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was also applied at the end of each trial in order to evaluate the workload index of the participants in the trials. Throughout this research, conclusions are obtained taking into account the difference of an UAS operation between day and night periods, the improvements to the current procedures, but also the limitations of this system, such as the measures that should be taken when this system is applied in SAR missions. Conclusions were also based on the replies to the surveys. The focus of this case study was the use of an UAS in SAR missions performed in a mountain environment, well known by its adverse weather conditions. This study proved that, under these kinds of conditions, the use of the UAS was not always possible due to their own limitations and the validation of the proposed operational plan was obtained.
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spelling Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue MissionsThe case of Guarda Nacional RepublicanaField TrialsGipsGnrOperational PhasesOperational PlanOperatorsProcedures ImplementationSar MissionsSar ScenariosUasWorkload EvaluationDomínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia AeronáuticaIt is known that the quickness and effectiveness of Search and Rescue (SAR) missions are crucial to their success. This study has the purpose of understanding how the application of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in SAR missions, could bring improved outcomes and be an added value to the procedures that are already performed by SAR teams. In this study, the results were obtained by performing a series of field trials, based on the recreation of real SAR scenarios and the implementation of an operational plan proposal, with recordings of time lapses at different phases of the operation. The reports of the real scenarios were provided by the teams of the Grupo de Intervenção, Proteção e Socorro (GIPS), who are under the command of the Unidade de Intervenção (UI), specialized in this type of missions. Both GIPS and UI are dependent on Tenente General Comandante Geral of the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR). A survey developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was also applied at the end of each trial in order to evaluate the workload index of the participants in the trials. Throughout this research, conclusions are obtained taking into account the difference of an UAS operation between day and night periods, the improvements to the current procedures, but also the limitations of this system, such as the measures that should be taken when this system is applied in SAR missions. Conclusions were also based on the replies to the surveys. The focus of this case study was the use of an UAS in SAR missions performed in a mountain environment, well known by its adverse weather conditions. This study proved that, under these kinds of conditions, the use of the UAS was not always possible due to their own limitations and the validation of the proposed operational plan was obtained.Sabe-se que a rapidez e eficácia na realização de missões de busca e salvamento, são fatores cruciais para assegurar o seu sucesso. Um dos principais objetivos deste estudo é perceber se, a aplicação de um Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), neste tipo de missões, pode ou não acarretar evoluções e por sua vez melhorias aos procedimentos já anteriormente realizados pelas equipas de busca e salvamento. Os resultados deste estudo foram alcançados através da realização de ensaios no terreno, tendo como base a recriação de cenários reais de busca e salvamento que tivessem já ocorrido. Através da implementação de uma proposta de plano operacional, foram também retirados diversos tempos de desempenho em diferentes fases da operação. Os relatórios dos cenários reais foram disponibilizados pelas equipas do Grupo de Intervenção, Proteção e Socorro (GIPS) que, estão sob o comando da Unidade de Intervenção (UI) especializadas neste tipo de missões. Tanto o GIPS como a UI estão dependentes do Tenente General Comandante Geral da Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR). Foi também aplicado um inquérito desenvolvido pela National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) para avaliar o índice de carga de trabalho dos participantes no final de cada um dos ensaios. Ao longo desta pesquisa, foram tiradas conclusões sobre a diferença na operação de um UAS entre o período diurno e noturno, as melhorias sentidas nos procedimentos usados atualmente, assim como as suas limitações e medidas que devem ser tomadas quando aplicado em missões de busca e salvamento. Também são retiradas conclusões a partir das respostas obtidas ao inquérito. Este caso de estudo tem, como foco, as missões de busca e salvamento realizadas em ambiente montanhoso bem conhecido pelas suas condições climatéricas adversas. Foi também verificado que na presença destas condições a aplicação de um UAS nem sempre é possível, devido as limitações próprias do equipamento e obteve-se a validação do plano operacional proposto.Silva, Jorge Miguel dos ReisRibeiro, Pedro Alexandre MaiauBibliorumSantos, Luís Eduardo da Costa2020-12-14T14:12:54Z2020-06-052020-03-032020-06-05T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10625TID:202547302enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-27T12:34:42Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/10625Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-27T12:34:42Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
The case of Guarda Nacional Republicana
title Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
spellingShingle Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
Santos, Luís Eduardo da Costa
Field Trials
Gips
Gnr
Operational Phases
Operational Plan
Operators
Procedures Implementation
Sar Missions
Sar Scenarios
Uas
Workload Evaluation
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Aeronáutica
title_short Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
title_full Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
title_fullStr Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
title_full_unstemmed Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
title_sort Application of an Unmanned Aircraft System in Search and Rescue Missions
author Santos, Luís Eduardo da Costa
author_facet Santos, Luís Eduardo da Costa
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Silva, Jorge Miguel dos Reis
Ribeiro, Pedro Alexandre Maia
uBibliorum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, Luís Eduardo da Costa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Field Trials
Gips
Gnr
Operational Phases
Operational Plan
Operators
Procedures Implementation
Sar Missions
Sar Scenarios
Uas
Workload Evaluation
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Aeronáutica
topic Field Trials
Gips
Gnr
Operational Phases
Operational Plan
Operators
Procedures Implementation
Sar Missions
Sar Scenarios
Uas
Workload Evaluation
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Aeronáutica
description It is known that the quickness and effectiveness of Search and Rescue (SAR) missions are crucial to their success. This study has the purpose of understanding how the application of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in SAR missions, could bring improved outcomes and be an added value to the procedures that are already performed by SAR teams. In this study, the results were obtained by performing a series of field trials, based on the recreation of real SAR scenarios and the implementation of an operational plan proposal, with recordings of time lapses at different phases of the operation. The reports of the real scenarios were provided by the teams of the Grupo de Intervenção, Proteção e Socorro (GIPS), who are under the command of the Unidade de Intervenção (UI), specialized in this type of missions. Both GIPS and UI are dependent on Tenente General Comandante Geral of the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR). A survey developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was also applied at the end of each trial in order to evaluate the workload index of the participants in the trials. Throughout this research, conclusions are obtained taking into account the difference of an UAS operation between day and night periods, the improvements to the current procedures, but also the limitations of this system, such as the measures that should be taken when this system is applied in SAR missions. Conclusions were also based on the replies to the surveys. The focus of this case study was the use of an UAS in SAR missions performed in a mountain environment, well known by its adverse weather conditions. This study proved that, under these kinds of conditions, the use of the UAS was not always possible due to their own limitations and the validation of the proposed operational plan was obtained.
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