NORA: Novel Rescue Assistance
Aerial search and rescue assistance
M.M.A. Baert (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
E.S. Bakker (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
M.H.H. Kemna (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
H.M.J. Klijn
R.P.F. Koster (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
Y. Toledano
C.J.W. van Verseveld (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
C. Vertregt (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
B. Vonk (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
D. Willaert (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
S.J. Garcia Espallargas – Mentor (TU Delft - Group Garcia Espallargas)
D.S. Blom – Mentor (TU Delft - Aerodynamics)
B.F. Santos – Mentor (TU Delft - Operations & Environment)
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Abstract
Mountain ranges all over Earth have long been tourist attractions for their monumental size, beautiful nature, clean air and possible leisure activities. Though attractive, mountain activities may form a threat to human safety. Search and rescue (SAR) teams are constantly stand-by and often have multiple rescue sorties per day. These missions are slow and dangerous for the involved personnel. In extremely rare cases rescue missions use helicopters for search by pilot eyesight. These mission types on average cost e3, 300 per hour, are dangerous for personnel, have a small endurance and have a large downtime. There is a clear need to improve effectiveness and safety of these rescue missions...