The Impact of the Improved Search Object Detection on the SAR Action Success Probability in Maritime Transport

Autor: Zbigniew Burciu, Teresa Abramowicz-Gerigk, Wojciech Przybyl, Ireneusz Plebankiewicz, Adam Januszko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 20, Iss 14, p 3962 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
98738615
DOI: 10.3390/s20143962
Popis: This paper presents the investigations on the improvement of search object detection during search and rescue (SAR) action at sea using thermal imaging and radar sensors. The introduction of new materials in the construction of lifesaving appliances increasing their detectability has been studied for the selected example of a pneumatic life raft. The research was based on laboratory tests and open sea trials. The presented experimental investigations on the new materials that can be used for pneumatic life raft construction showed the enhancement of its thermal and radar signatures, which directly affect life raft detectability and influence reliability of SAR action and probability of success (POS). The improved detectability of a life raft related to the time to survive of a person in the water (PIW) allowed to present the modified search pattern for both PIW and life raft, significantly increasing POS.
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