DRONA

About DRONA

DRONA project has been established to design and develop a smart drone to assist the firefighter crew for civil defense applications. It’s intended to support the firefighters in their day-to-day rescue missions such as surveying fires in buildings. This will allow them to identify and locate entrances and exits of the buildings to plan the rescue route. DRONA will also be equipped with many capabilities and sensors such as GPS, camera, microphone, vital signs sensors, emergency kit and much more. DRONA is also intended to help locate and guide people trapped in buildings. DRONA will also be able assess vital signs such as heart rate, temperature, and oxygen level of patients and people injured and/or trapped in fires, fluids and earthquakes to mention a few. DRONA will allow two-way video and audio communication with rescue teams remotely through its detected wireless connection and using cellular data. Additionally, rescue teams will also be able to communicate with the injured remotely and prompt them and guide them to safety. The firefighter crew will be able to dispatch DRONA remotely to a predefined GPS co-ordinate immediately after receiving a distress call. DRONA will be able to fly and navigate automatically (auto pilot) to the assigned GPS location. DRONA will also be equipped with advanced capabilities such as artificial intelligence for facial, body and object recognition. This will allow DRONA to assist in search-and-rescue operations to find lost or missing people. DRONA will be able to send vital signs data, locations, video and audio information in real time to a remote laptop that is located at the civil defense center, the emergency vehicle, and the fire engine. We believe DRONA will be a great asset to rescue teams to do their job quickly and efficiently. DRONA will not only be able to save time, but it will also save lives -save time, save lives.