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Firefighter Indoor Navigation using Distributed SLAM (FINDS)

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This project encompassed the design of an image capture and processing unit utilized for indoor tracking and localization of first responders, namely firefighters. The design implemented a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping algorithm, used to track users based on imagery. To predict location, features from each image were identified in real-time, and the difference in the location of those features was tracked frame to frame. Our design consisted of a camera for image capture, an FGPA for real-time processing, and a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping algorithm. Testing consisted of two indoor scenario based tests: a straight line walk and a straight line walk with a 90 degree right turn. Both scenario tests were successful, and tracked our position in the indoor environment.

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  • E-project-042412-202359
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-04-24
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