Hepkie field trials in collapsed buildings
All field trials as PDF Participants: ResQU personnel and a Swedish supplier in the SAR industry. Location: Ruinstaden (“the ruin town”), Räddningsskolan AB, Rosersberg, Sweden. About Rosersberg Ruin Town The ruin town is a training field which measures approximately 200×200 m used for training of firefighters, ambulance personnel, rescue dogs, etc. The training ground has [...]
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Click on the images for a larger view. Wide area search Close range search for buried victim (e.g. avalanche, collapsed buildings)
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ResQU AB brings a completely new tool to search for missing persons or people in emergency situations, the mobile phone locating system. Hepkie finds people that are lost, on land or at sea, or stuck in avalanches, earthquakes and fires. This can today only be done through with an accuracy of approximately 100 meters. In [...]
Hepkie overview
Download HEPKIE system overview as PDF The Hepkie system uses ordinary GSM cell phones as beacons, without modifications or any additional programs needed on the phone. The Base Unit triggers signaling from the cell phones in the coverage area so that the direction to them can be detected with the Search Unit(s). The Base Unit [...]
