Title :
An interactive visualization system for urban search & rescue mission planning
Author :
Bock, Alexander ; Kleiner, Alexander ; Lundberg, Jonas ; Ropinski, Timo
Author_Institution :
Sci. Visualization Group, Linkoping Univ., Linkoping, Sweden
Abstract :
We present a visualization system for incident commanders in urban search & rescue scenarios that supports the inspection and access path planning in post-disaster structures. Utilizing point cloud data acquired from unmanned robots, the system allows for assessment of automatically generated paths, whose computation is based on varying risk factors, in an interactive 3D environment increasing immersion. The incident commander interactively annotates and reevaluates the acquired point cloud based on live feedback. We describe design considerations, technical realization, and discuss the results of an expert evaluation that we conducted to assess our system.
Keywords :
data visualisation; disasters; emergency management; inspection; path planning; rescue robots; risk management; access path planning; incident commanders; inspection; interactive 3D environment; interactive visualization system; live feedback; point cloud data; post-disaster structures; risk factors; unmanned robots; urban search & rescue mission planning; Buildings; Educational institutions; Hazards; Integrated circuits; Rendering (computer graphics); Robots; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hokkaido
DOI :
10.1109/SSRR.2014.7017652
