Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Enhanced Search and Rescue of Drowning Swimmers: Image-Based Localization and Mission Simulation

ArXi:2604.18088v1 Announce Type: new Drowning is an omnipresent risk associated with any activity on or in the water, and rescuing a drowning person is particularly challenging because of the time pressure, making a short response time important. Further complicating water rescue are unsupervised and extensive swimming areas, precise localization of the target, and the transport of rescue personnel.