Students develop drone to locate survivors via their mobile phones

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These days, most people are inseparable from their mobile phone, with the device being one of the essentials along with keys and cash or cards that people don't leave home without. A project at EPFL's Mobile Communications Laboratory is looking to take advantage of this fact by developing a drone that would help rescuers search for victims of natural disasters by locating their phones... Continue Reading Students develop drone to locate survivors via their mobile phones

Section: Aircraft

Tags: Aircraft, Disasters, Drone, EPFL, Mobile Phones, Tracking, Wi-Fi

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