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SAFER: Search and Find Emergency Rover
When disaster strikes and causes a structure to collapse, it poses a unique challenge to search and rescue teams as they assess the situation and search for survivors. Currently there are very few tools that can be used by these teams to aid them in gathering important information about the situation that allow members to stay at a safe distance. SAFER, Search and Find Emergency Rover, is an unmanned, remotely operated vehicle that can provide early reconnaissance to search and rescue teams so they may have more information to prepare themselves for the dangers that lay inside the wreckage. Over the past year, this team has restored a bare, non-operational chassis inherited from Roverwerx 2012 into a rugged and operational rover with increased functionality and reliability. SAFER uses a 360-degree camera to deliver real time visual reconnaissance to the operator who can remain safely stationed on the outskirts of the disaster. With strong drive motors providing enough torque to traverse steep obstacles and enough power to travel at up to 3 ft/s, SAFER can cover ground quickly and effectively over its 1-3 hour battery life, maximizing reconnaissance for the team. Additionally, SAFER contains 3 flashing beacons that can be dropped by the operator in the event a victim is found so that when team members do enter the scene they may easily locate victims. In the future, other teams may wish to improve upon this iteration by adding thermal imaging, air quality sensors, and potentially a robotic arm with a camera that can see in spaces too small for the entire rover to enter
Ficção científica e medicina: elaborando uma framework para auxiliar o desenvolvimento de artefactos médicos
With technological advances, the human being becomes more and
more reliant on technology. We use technology to work, to improve
our social experiences, to learn, among many other activities.
Medicine is no exception to this. It is common to hear about
concepts originated on Science Fiction coming to life in areas such
as spatial exploration or even communication. It is important to
realise how Science Fiction helps teams working in those domains,
as well as understand what consumers expect for the future.
However, we rarely hear about Science Fiction directly influencing
Medicine. Has this field also benefited from Science Fiction to
create new or enhanced existing artifacts? This literary and
cinematic genre pushes the boundaries of what is thought
"possible" by idealizing artifacts that go beyond what is conceivable
in their time. It is an outlet for those who want to imagine what the
future might hold, without forgetting to distinguish the possible or
plausible from the fantastical. In this dissertation, we go through
how Science Fiction can be used as a guide to developing Medical
Artifacts, as well as devise a framework that has the potential to
help their developers make more informed decisions about the
characteristics of those artifacts. MADIS - Medical Artifact Design
Inspired by Science Fiction - is a framework that incorporates the
knowledge acquired during the research and interviews with
medical professionals to create a tool which supports the
development of Medical Artifacts through the lens of Science
Fiction.Com o avanço tecnológico, o ser humano torna-se cada vez mais
dependente da tecnologia. Usamo-la para trabalhar, para melhorar a
nossa experiência social, para aprender, etc. e a medicina não é uma
exceção. É comum ouvirmos falar de conceitos originários da Ficção
Científica ganharem vida em áreas como a exploração espacial ou
até a comunicação, e ver como ajuda as equipas a saber o que os
consumidores esperam do futuro. No entanto, raramente ouvimos
falar da sua influência nas tecnologias que nos mantêm vivos. Terá
sido a medicina também beneficiado dos mundos de Ficção
Científica na criação ou aperfeiçoamento dos seus artefactos? Este
género literário e cinematográfico supera as barreiras do que é
pensado como “possível” ao idealizar artefactos que vão para além
do que é concebível no seu tempo. É um escape para aqueles que
querem imaginar o que o futuro nos espera, sem esquecer de
distinguir o possível ou plausível do fantástico. Nesta dissertação,
vamos ver como a Ficção Científica pode ser usada como um guia
para desenvolver artefactos médicos, bem como elaborar uma
framework para ajudar os seus criadores a tomar decisões mais
informadas. MADIS - Design de Artefactos Médicos Inspirados pela
Ficção-científica - é uma framework que incorpora o conhecimento
adquirido durante a pesquisa e as entrevistas feitas a profissionais
médicos para criar uma ferramenta que suporta o desenvolvimento
de Artefactos Médicos através da Ficção Científica.Mestrado em Comunicação Multimédi