Missões de busca e resgate utilizando drones e plataformas de abastecimento móveis

Abstract

The current global scenario points to a future in which Drones will be essential in response to disasters. In this context, one of the technological challenges is to allow the integrated use of Drones with mobile charging stations, thus increasing flight time in search and rescue missions. It is an optimization problem that is difficult to solve by exact solvers. For this reason, we developed a heuristic approach to find good solutions. We simulated the proposed methodology on the Córrego do Feijão mine plant in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil), where an ore tailings dam collapsed. The results obtained show that the proposed methodology can assist search and rescue operations, providing a quick response and, therefore, increasing the chances of finding victims.