Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies has developed a concept of equipment for rescuers using augmented reality technology. The novelty is an interactive helmets combined into a system that can receive a picture from a quadcopter and communicate with the control center.
The system consists of a mobile workstation, a quadcopter and an operator’s device – the "Smart Hands" helmet. It can simultaneously manage teams of up to 20 people and has no limits on the range.
The mobile workstation collects data on the environment and allows to exchange audio and video information, graphic and thermal imaging data, diagrams and technical documentation. The "Smart Hands" helmet generates video tips for the operator from the built-in database and improves work safety by showing potentially dangerous or faulty elements, for example, surfaces heated to high temperatures, electric current leaks, etc. Also, built-in thermal imager can be used to detect people under rubble.
The work is built according to the following scheme. The image from the quadcopter is projected onto the map of the area and displayed in this form on the operator’s monitor. The specialist notes the key troubleshooting areas, then this information is transmitted to the Situational Control Center (SCC) for analysis and decision making. A team of rescuers equipped with "Smart Hands" helmets acts "on the ground" and promptly responds to signals coming from the SCC.
