Basic examination of a technique to visualize space filled with dense smoke using millimeter-wave radar

Yukio Omine; Masaki Sakai; Yoshimitsu Aoki; Mikio Takagi

doi:10.1117/12.571055

25 October 2004 Basic examination of a technique to visualize space filled with dense smoke using millimeter-wave radar

Yukio Omine, Masaki Sakai, Yoshimitsu Aoki, Mikio Takagi

Proceedings Volume 5603, Machine Vision and its Optomechatronic Applications; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571055
Event: Optics East, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Abstract

In recent years, crisis management in response to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, as well as accelerating rescue operations has become an important issue. Rescue operations greatly influence human lives, and require the ability to accurately and swiftly communicate information as well as assess the status of the site. Currently, considerable amount of research is being conducted for assisting rescue operations, with the application of various engineering techniques such as information technology and radar technology. In the present research, we believe that assessing the status of the site is most crucial in rescue and firefighting operations at a fire disaster site, and aim to visualize the space that is smothered with dense smoke. In a space filled with dense smoke, where visual or infrared sensing techniques are not feasible, three-dimensional measurements can be realized using a compact millimeter wave radar device combined with directional information from a gyro sensor. Using these techniques, we construct a system that can build and visualize a three-dimensional geometric model of the space. The final objective is to implement such a system on a wearable computer, which will improve the firefighters' spatial perception, assisting them in the baseline assessment and the decision-making process. In the present paper, we report the results of the basic experiments on three-dimensional measurement and visualization of a space that is smoke free, using a millimeter wave radar.

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Yukio Omine, Masaki Sakai, Yoshimitsu Aoki, and Mikio Takagi "Basic examination of a technique to visualize space filled with dense smoke using millimeter-wave radar", Proc. SPIE 5603, Machine Vision and its Optomechatronic Applications, (25 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571055

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