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SPOTTER Detection of Human Beings Under Collapsed Environment
SPOTTER Detection of Human Beings Under Collapsed Environment
ISSN No:-2456-2165
Divya R
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology
Kodakara, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Abstract:- Collapse of man-made structures, such as no knowledge of the presence, location, and number of the
buildings and bridges earth quakes and fire accident, trapped victims. The main purpose of the project is to detect
occur with varying frequency across the world. In such a the presence of humans under collapsed environment using
scenario, the survived human beings are likely to get the concept of human detection using deep learning. Deep
trapped in the cavities created by collapsed building learning is a fast-growing domain of machine learning,
material. During post disaster rescue operations, search- mainly for solving problems in computer vision.
and-rescue crews have a very limited or no knowledge of
the presence, location, and number of the trapped It is a class of machine learning algorithms that use a
victims. Deep learning is a fast-growing domain of cascade of broader machine learning field of learning
machine learning, mainly for solving problems in representations of data facilitating end-to-end optimization.
computer vision. One of the implementation of deep Deep learning has ability to learn multiple levels of
learning is detection of objects including humans, based representations that correspond to hierarchies of concept
on video stream. Thus, the presence of a human buried abstraction. One of the implementation of deep learning is
under earthquake rubble or hidden behind barriers can detection of objects including humans, based on video
be identified using deep learning. This is done with the stream. Human detection is done with the help of Computer
help of USB camera which can be inserted into the Vision using OpenCV.
rubble. Spotter also gives an audio message about the
location of the human presence and gives the area where II. DRAWBACKS OF EXISTING SYSTEM
the human is likely to be present. Human detection is
done with the help of Computer Vision using OpenCV. Rescuers have very limited knowledge of the location of
trapped victims.
Keywords:- USB, CV, rubble, OpenCV Rescuers cannot see through tiny holes in the rubble.
Searching may take more time.
I. INTRODUCTION Victims have to suffer for longer time.
Can rescue more number of people in relatively short
Among the large number of advancements done in the time.
field of medicine, very few actually focus on helping the
survived human beings who are often trapped in the cavities III. METHOD
created by collapsed building material. Common cause of
such collapses is overloaded due to faulty construction, To overcome all the above drawbacks and meet the
faulty design, fire, gas explosions, terrorist’s acts, but the requirements of the system, Spotter detects the presence of
most common and devastating cause of collapse of man- humans using the concept of deep learning. The working of
made structures is earthquake and landslides. Same is the detection occurs in the following manner.
case for landslides in flood areas. Thus, the case of trapped
victims buried under rubble is a continuous threat that the The live video of the collapsed construction due to the
mankind has to survive. During post disaster rescue occurrence of any disaster such as earthquake will be
operations, search-and-rescue crews have a very limited or recorded by the USB camera which can be inserted into the
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