It is undoubted how effective is the use of simulation for training and building situation awareness in a dynamic scenario evolution. When a disaster occurs, risk managers and emergency officials are required to know what critical infrastructure has been damaged and what the current disaster status is in order to direct assistance, supplies and resources accordingly. Drones, and UAVs in general, are able to carry out triage activities and disaster assessment "from above", thus representing a time- and life-saving resource. However, this implies pilots capable to accomplish tasks quickly and effectively so high quality training for the drone pilots on the ground is demanding more and more attention. The simulation-based training system proposed in this paper aims at pushing drones applications beyond the borders of Earth, thus supporting disaster relief operations within a moon base scenario. The Drones based RElief on DIsaster Simulation (DREDIS) system, developed as integral part of the 2016 edition of SEE (Simulation Exploration Experience), is intended to demonstrate the powerful role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as sophisticated measuring, area mapping, visual inspection, damage assessment and rescue supporting tool on a moon base scenario where every second in disaster relief operations counts more than in any other place.
['Francesco Longo', 'Agostino G. Bruzzone', 'Antonio Padovano', 'Marco Vetrano']
Drones based relief on moon disaster simulation