Next-Generation Public Safety Systems Based on Autonomous Vehicles and Opportunistic Communications

Trotta, Angelo (2017) Next-Generation Public Safety Systems Based on Autonomous Vehicles and Opportunistic Communications, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Computer science and engineering, 29 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/8065.
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Abstract

An emergency scenario is characterized by the unpredictability of the environment conditions and by the scarcity of the available communication infrastructures. After a natural or human disaster, the main public and private infrastructures are partially damaged or totally destroyed. These infrastructures include roads, bridges, water supplies, electrical grids, telecommunications and so on. In these conditions, the first rescue operations executed by the public safety organizations can be very difficult, due to the unpredictability of the disaster area environment and the lack in the communications systems. The aim of this work is to introduce next-generation public safety systems where the main focus is the use of unmanned vehicles that are able to exploit the self-organizing characteristics of such autonomous systems. With the proposed public safety systems, a team of autonomous vehicles will be able to overcome the hazardous environments of a post disaster scenario by introducing a temporary dynamic network infrastructure which enables the first responders to cooperate and to communicate with the victims involved. Furthermore, given the pervasive penetration of smart end-user devices, the emergence of spontaneous networks could constitute promising solutions to implement emergency communication systems. With these systems the survivors will be able to self-organize in a communication network that allows them to send alerts and information messages towards the rescue teams, even in absence of communication infrastructures.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Trotta, Angelo
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Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
29
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Parole chiave
wireless networks, public safety network, emergency network, self-organizing network, controlled mobility, swarm intelligence, connectivity restore, TVWS, opportunistic communications, network and control simulation tool
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10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/8065
Data di discussione
15 Maggio 2017
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