Water rescue system and method for the same

Water Rescue System

This technology is a life-saving system consisting of a control unit that monitors the water environment and identifies object locations using multiple stereo cameras, a rescue robot that autonomously navigates to the victim based on real-time paths generated by the control unit, and a base station that supports these operations.

Existing manual rescue equipment and personnel deployment methods face technical limitations in responding quickly to water safety accidents, often failing to secure the golden time required for life-saving.

This technology performs real-time tracking of swimmers' locations and speeds, as well as hazard zone mapping based on stereo camera data. It provides the rescue robot with a navigation path to autonomously reach the victim, enabling rapid rescue. Applicable to logistics, service robots, and autonomous platforms, it enhances the efficiency of water accident management and improves the ability to provide timely rescue in critical situations such as near-drowning.

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Key Features:

• A control unit that generates a movement path from the rescue robot's position to the victim's location based on information acquired from the imaging unit and the object/location recognition and tracking unit, and is capable of transmitting and receiving data with the base station.
• An object and location recognition/tracking unit that identifies and tracks the positions of victims and rescue robots in a water environment.
• A rescue unit that rescues the victim when an incident occurs, based on information provided by the control unit.
• The control unit includes an imaging unit equipped with multiple stereo cameras to provide stereo vision.

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This invention was developed with support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for the development of sensor-fusion-based public safety threat detection technology.