Dronected

Problem

Aerial drones are an increasingly vital tool for search and rescue operations, but they still have serious limitations. Pilots must split their concetration between flying the drone and scanning the video feed on small screens, or phyically transfer the video onto a computer to take a closer look.

Approach

The team started by interviewing 11 members of search and resuce teams to identify the core needs of their users. They then started prototyping and conducted 13 user tests to iterate and refine on their designs.

Solution

By connecting aerial drones to the T-Mobile 5G network, the high bandwidth enables search and rescue missions to be split between multiple team members. Now the pilot can focus on flying while additional remote team members can analyze the live video and direct the pilot appropiately.

View the team’s poster (PDF)

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