Abstract
In a “during disaster” phase, the response activities are executed during the emergency period or immediately after the event occurs. In most disasters, this period passes very quickly, and the human being is found vulnerable. Many of the registered cases the people can lose life in the rescue process, whether they cannot access the first aid within the first hours. Until now, many researchers and practitioners have determined that a survival kit must be light to transport and safeguard life. In this research, a solution for the delivery of survival kits to vulnerable people during a disaster is proposed by using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) under coordinated response with strategic support centers. An operational and technical risk analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) technology is made in order to determine its feasibility for the mission from a technical and legal point of view. A study case is developed in the mountain region of Veracruz, Mexico. It leads to particular attention on UAV design issues such as range, autonomy, sustainable, and communication levels by considering broader implications to create necessary humanitarian operations.
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The first author would like to thanks Erika Barojas-Payán Ph.D. and Santiago-Omar Caballero-Morales Ph.D. for all the support and growth of this research line.
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Sánchez-Partida, D., Rosas-Guevara, G.G., Martínez-Flores, J.L., Casiano-Ramos, A. (2021). Risk Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Systems to Supply Survival Kits in Search-and-Rescue (SAR) Operations. In: Disaster Risk Reduction in Mexico. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67295-9_10
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