Providing avatar support after seismic event
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAnita Duggal, Mukundan Sundararajan, Sudarshan ., Hemant Singh, Deepak Malik
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Abstract
Providing avatar support for trapped seismic event survivors is provided. A survivor is detected in debris of a collapsed structure using a set of sensors. An avatar communicates with the survivor. Fresh air flow drawn from different directions is measured to detect a pathway through the debris to an environment outside the collapsed structure. The pathway is detected through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure based on measuring the fresh air flow drawn from the different directions.
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A computer-implemented method for providing avatar support for trapped seismic event survivors, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting, by a robot, a survivor in debris of a collapsed structure using a set of sensors;
- communicating, by the robot, with the survivor via an avatar generated by the robot;
- measuring, by the robot, fresh air flow drawn from different directions around the survivor to detect a pathway through the debris to an environment outside the collapsed structure using a fresh air detector;
- detecting, by the robot, the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure based on the measuring of the fresh air flow drawn from the different directions;
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- sending, by the robot, a probe with an indication flag along the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure to establish a power supply for the robot.
A robot for providing avatar support for trapped seismic event survivors, the robot comprising:
- a communication fabric;
- a set of computer-readable storage media connected to the communication fabric, wherein the set of computer-readable storage media collectively stores program instructions;
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- a set of processors connected to the communication fabric, wherein the set of processors executes the program instructions to:
- detect a survivor in debris of a collapsed structure using a set of sensors;
- communicate with the survivor via an avatar generated by the robot;
- measure fresh air flow drawn from different directions around the survivor to detect a pathway through the debris to an environment outside the collapsed structure using a fresh air detector;
- detect the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure was detected based on measuring the fresh air flow drawn from the different directions;
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- send a probe with an indication flag along the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure to establish a power supply for the robot.
A robot comprising non-transitory computer readable storage media and one or more processors configured for providing avatar support for trapped seismic event survivors, the robot having program instructions collectively stored therein, the program instructions executable by a robot to cause the robot to:
- detect a survivor in debris of a collapsed structure using a set of sensors;
- communicate with the survivor via an avatar generated by the robot;
- measure fresh air flow drawn from different directions around the survivor to detect a pathway through the debris to an environment outside the collapsed structure using a fresh air detector;
- detect the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure was detected based on measuring the fresh air flow drawn from the different directions;
- and
- send a probe with an indication flag along the pathway through the debris to the environment outside the collapsed structure to establish a power supply for the robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.