AEGIS is designed around a multi-sensor approach. Instead of depending on a single camera or signal, the platform can combine visual, thermal, environmental and audio information to improve situational awareness inside hazardous areas.
The intended value comes from combining clues. A visual observation, unusual heat pattern, sound, environmental warning and location marker can together provide richer context than any one input alone.
Provides remote visual inspection of rubble, confined routes and potential survivor locations while allowing the operator to see the robot's surroundings.
DEVELOPMENTIntended to identify temperature patterns that may support survivor-search activity, especially where direct visibility is poor. Heat alone cannot confirm a person.
PLANNEDPlanned environmental sensing can warn operators about selected hazardous gases or changing air conditions, depending on the sensors installed and calibrated.
PLANNEDThe microphone can help rescuers listen for voices, tapping, movement or other sounds that may indicate a trapped person.
PLANNEDAEGIS is intended to include both a microphone and speaker so rescuers can listen to and speak directly with a trapped survivor.
PLANNEDSensor findings become more useful when associated with mission position, helping the rescue team understand where an observation occurred.
CONCEPT / DEVELOPMENTThe two-way device is intended to allow rescuers to hear the trapped person and speak back to them. This can help the team understand the survivor's condition and surroundings while maintaining human contact during the rescue.
Rescuers may be able to ask whether the person is injured, whether other people are nearby, whether they can move, and what they can see or hear. They can also reassure the survivor and provide safety instructions while teams work to reach them.
Page 8 will explain how AEGIS moves through a mission area and turns its route and discoveries into useful location information.