The goal of this project was to explore opportunities and develop a concept to improve the safety for mountain recreationists. Recreational outdoor activities have become increasingly popular in the past years. Engaging in those activities is associated with certain risks. The research phase included interviews with various stakeholders from mountain rescuers to mountain recreationists as well as field trips to mountain rescue stations. Existing research was analyzed. To acquire a better understanding of current and potential future preventive and reactive measures for emergencies, mountain rescue operations and dangers in mountains were explored. Interviews and continuous contact with professionals and my collaboration partner Flir throughout the whole project helped to form and validate various ideas and concepts. In emergency situations topographic circumstances, natural dangers and atmospheric conditions like cold, altitude and weather make mountain rescue time- and resource intensive. When air rescue resources are limited or the sight is too low due to unfavorable weather or night, the response time can dramatically increase up to several hours or overnight. This leaves the patient exposed to the hazardous mountain environment. Drones have the ability to bridge the gap between rescuers and patients to provide help at a much earlier stage of the rescue operation. They are already used on a small scale in mountain rescue and im- provements in technology and legislation are expected.The result of this project is a system to provide aid for people in emergency situations, even if air rescue is not available, to help them better prevail in the moun- tain conditions. It consists of a range of attachments that can be connected to various drone models. The different modules that can be attached allow forsearch for people in avalanches, search for missing people and delivery of emergency supplies to people in need of rescue. The delivery module has been de- veloped as a representative part of the system. It can be used to deliver supplies like shelter- and first aid equipment long before the professional arrive on site.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-198377 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Fries, Alexander |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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