MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421011072 A) filed by G. H. Raisoni College Of Engineering; and G. H. R. Labs And Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Feb. 16, 2024, for 'an unmanned aerial vehicle system for post disaster victim detection.'
Inventor(s) include Zade, Sharayu; Tidke, Vedanti; Gawande, Subodhi; Dhule, Chetan; Agrawal, Rahul; and Chavhan, Nekita.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention is related to an unmanned aerial vehicle system for post disaster victim detection. The system comprises a small-sized UAV integrated with the thermal camera, a microcomputer (Manifold 2-G1) for real-time data processing, and a communication module for efficient data transmission to disaster management teams. Deep learning, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and You Only Look Once (YOLO) models, enhance victim and pedestrian detection accuracy. The network pruning mechanism optimizes model size, addressing UAVs' computing power constraints. A knowledge distillation process further refines the system's precision. The invention's core contributions include real-time victim detection, optimized UAV design, and advancements over traditional post-disaster methods. This innovative solution significantly improves crisis response capabilities, providing a rapid, precise, and technologically advanced approach to disaster management."
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