Het project Wireless Sensor Technologie bij Calamiteiten is een samenwerkingsverband tussen Saxion, Thales Nederland (de dochterondernemingen D-CIS Lab en Iseti), Ambient Systems, Ti-WMC, het beveiligingsbedrijf Vigilat, het Regionaal Centrum Criminaliteitspreventie en Veiligheidsregio’s Twente, Noord en Oost Gelderland, Gelderland Midden en Zuid. Dit project wordt ondersteund door de Stichting Innovatie Alliantie (SIA) vanuit het RAAK MKB fonds. Binnen het werkpakket Proximity wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de stand van zaken van indoorlokalisatie. De motivatie voor dit deelproject komt voort uit het streven het risico voor de hulpverlener in actie te verminderen. Elke dag wagen brandweermannen hun leven bij het blussen van branden en het redden van mensen uit brandende gebouwen. Hierbij wil het wel eens gebeuren dat een brandweerman in problemen komt door de gevaarlijke en onoverzichtelijke situatie, de weg kwijtraakt of het contact verliest met zijn collega’s. Op zulke momenten is het moeilijk voor deze brandweerman om zijn collega’s te vinden en andersom is het moeilijk voor zijn collega’s om hem te vinden. Dit resulteert soms in de dood van een of meer brandweermannen. Daarom zal onderzocht worden welke rol technologie kan spelen om de veiligheid van een brandweermannen te verhogen bij de uitvoering van hun taak en wel voornamelijk door het realtime bepalen van zijn locatie en positie in een brandend gebouw. Allereerst zal het probleem behandeld worden, daarna wordt onderzocht welke technieken en technologie er beschikbaar zijn. Deze zullen gewaardeerd worden op basis van de praktijkcriteria: betrouwbaarheid, snelle operationele inzetbaarheid, nauwkeurigheid en kosten. Aan de hand daarvan wordt een onderzoeksvraag geformuleerd. Op basis van geschiktheid van de oplossingsrichtingen zal in het vervolg een prototype ontworpen en gebouwd worden.
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The decomposition of a body is influenced by burial conditions, making it crucial to understand the impact of different conditions for accurate grave detection. Geophysical techniques using drones have gained popularity in locating clandestine graves, offering non-invasive methods for detecting surface and subsurface irregularities. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is an effective technology for identifying potential grave locations without disturbance. This research aimed to prototype a drone system integrating GPR to assist in grave localization and to develop software for data management. Initial experiments compared GPR with other technologies, demonstrating its valuable applicability. It is suitable for various decomposition stages and soil types, although certain soil compositions have limitations. The research used the DJI M600 Pro drone and a drone-based GPR system enhanced by the real-time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) for precision and autonomy. Tests with simulated graves and cadavers validated the system’s performance, evaluating optimal altitude, speed, and obstacle avoidance techniques. Furthermore, global and local planning algorithms ensured efficient and obstacle-free flight paths. The results highlighted the potential of the drone-based GPR system in locating clandestine graves while minimizing disturbance, contributing to the development of effective tools for forensic investigations and crime scene analysis.
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Recent collection display practices signal what has been described as a “comeback” for the integration of broad-ranging object categories in which the boundaries between these previously separated objects resolve.Mixing objects from different object categories can take many forms, and occurs not only at the level of the objects themselves, but also at institutional levels. For categories such as painting, drawing, and applied arts, or the subcategories within, such as Renaissance drawings, porcelain, or twentieth-century art, are akin to the divisions in curatorial departments, galleries, or exhibition spaces and the people that work within them. Also, museums that were initially not “disciplined” have been re-staged to reflect the originally mixed display, such as the Bode Museum, Berlin. Moreover, even in homogenous collections, a mixing of value and status becomes possible when chronology, subject matter, style, or school are not the guiding principle. Such display strategies of mixing therefore typically create new connections and enable collections of varying values, periods, and object categories to merge and their individual artifacts to meet in new and meaningful ways
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In the past decade, particularly smaller drones have started to claim their share of the sky due to their potential applications in the civil sector as flying-eyes, noses, and very recently as flying hands. Network partners from various application domains: safety, Agro, Energy & logistic are curious about the next leap in this field, namely, collaborative Sky-workers. Their main practical question is essentially: “Can multiple small drones transport a large object over a high altitude together in outdoor applications?” The industrial partners, together with Saxion and RUG, will conduct feasibility study to investigate if it is possible to develop these collaborative Sky-workers and to identify which possibilities this new technology will offer. Design science research methodology, which focuses on solution-oriented applied research involving multiple iterations with rigorous evaluations, will be used to research the feasibility of the main technological building blocks. They are: • Accurate localization based on onboard sensors. • Safe and optimal interaction controller for collaborative aerial transport Within this project, the first proof-of-concepts will be developed. The results of this project will be used to expand the existing network and formulate a bigger project to address additional critical aspects in order to develop a complete framework for collaborative drones.
