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SANDIA DEMONSTRATION OF A TEAM OF ROBOTS RESCUING A SKIER BURIED IN AVALANCHE.
A COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED AT SANDIA USES A GROUP OF ROBOTS TO RAPIDLY LOCATE PEOPLE BURIED UNDER AN AVALANCHE. THE SYSTEM CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE CARRYING MINICOMPUTERS, GLOBAL POSITIONING RECEIVERS, AND SIMPLE RADIO EQIUPMENT TO FIND PEOPLE BURIED IN AVALANCHES FOUR TIMES FASTER THAN CONVENTIONAL METHODS.
For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.
337 014 005
SANDIA DEMONSTRATION OF A TEAM OF ROBOTS RESCUING A SKIER BURIED IN AVALANCHE.
A COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED AT SANDIA USES A GROUP OF ROBOTS TO RAPIDLY LOCATE PEOPLE BURIED UNDER AN AVALANCHE. THE SYSTEM CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE CARRYING MINICOMPUTERS, GLOBAL POSITIONING RECEIVERS, AND SIMPLE RADIO EQIUPMENT TO FIND PEOPLE BURIED IN AVALANCHES FOUR TIMES FASTER THAN CONVENTIONAL METHODS.
For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.