Drowner’s Drone: An Autonomous Life Rescuer for Flood Victims

Authors: Kiran Raut, Sandip Kadus, Vaishnavi Erande, Himanshu Patil, Prof. Nilesh Sharma, Prof. Jyosna Pingle

Country: India

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Abstract: Floods are among the deadliest natural disasters, ne- cessitating quick, efficient rescue operations. This paper presents ”Drowner’s Drone: The Life Rescuer,” an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system designed to detect stranded individ- uals in flood conditions and deploy flotation devices. Utilizing a Raspberry Pi 5, high-resolution Pi Camera, and a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, the drone achieved a human detec- tion accuracy of 93%, with flotation tube deployment precision within 1.5 meters for 90% of cases. Latency from detection to flotation deployment was less than 5 seconds. The developed system demonstrates the potential for significantly improving response times and survival rates during flood emergencies.

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Paper Id: 232497

Published On: 2025-05-19

Published In: Volume 13, Issue 3, May-June 2025

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