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1 === **Indoor Drone Exploration and Victim Detection – Firefighting** ===
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4 [[OB01: Increase effectiveness through exploration, sensing and communication means>>2\. Specification.Objectives.OB01\: Increase effectiveness through exploration, sensing and communication means.WebHome]]
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6 [[OB04: Improve safety by providing overviews and warnings of environment conditions>>2\. Specification.Objectives.OB04\: Improve safety by providing overviews and warnings of environment conditions.WebHome]]
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8 Deploy indoor drones to map fire zones, locate victims, and support tactical decisions before firefighter entry.
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10 |**TDP**|TDP1, TDP2, TDP4, TDP5
11 |**IDP**|IDP1
12 |**Actors**|Drone Operator, Analyst, Squad Leader, Firefighters (described at [[4. Personas & Problem Scenarios>>path:/bin/view/Main/sdf/4.%20Scenarios%20%26%20Personas/]] and [[Direct Stakeholders>>path:/bin/view/Main/sdf/Stakeholders/Direct/]])
13 |**Pre-Condition**|Fire scene is active; indoor conditions are high-risk.
14 |**Post-Condition**|Thermal map and victim locations shared; entry plan finalized.
15 |**Status**|Validated during and refined after CFT 1, CFT 2, CFT 3
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20 === (% style="font-weight:normal" %)**Action Sequence**(%%) ===
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27 1. (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt" %)**Deployment and Setup**(%%)
28 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)a. Squad leader flags interior as unsafe for direct entry.(%%)
29 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)b. Drone team is called and moves up in vehicle(%%)
30 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)c. Drone team meets up with squad leader outside building(%%)(((
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33 1. (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt" %)**Exploration and Navigation**(%%)
34 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)a. Drone enters building by being deployed from vehicle(%%)
35 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)b. Drone is used to build up SA of building and spot possible victims(%%)
36 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)c. Real-time feed transmitted to analyst at command truck.(%%)(((
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39 1. (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt" %)**Victim Detection and Manual Control**(%%)
40 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)a. Analyst monitors 3d model of building and marks possible victims.(%%)
41 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)b. Operator can switch between autonomous exploration or manual control(%%)
42 (% style="font-size:10.5pt" %) (% lang="EN-US" %)c. Victim locations are confirmed and tagged.(%%)(((
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45 1. (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:115%" %)**Team Coordination and Decision Support**(%%)
46 (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:115%" %) a. Analyst updates 3d map and sends it to squad leader.(%%)
47 (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:115%" %) b. Squad leader revises plan and briefs entry team.(%%)
48 (% lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt; line-height:115%" %) c. Firefighters enter with better spatial and thermal awareness.
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51 |=**Claims (title)**|=**Function**|=(% style="width: 628px;" %)**Effect(s)**|=(% style="width: 192px;" %)**Action Sequence Step(s)**
52 |**CL1 Increase SA pre-entry**|Thermal camera, live drone feed, map overlay|(% style="width:628px" %)(((
53 Enables squad leader and command to understand hazard zones, heat signatures, and layout.  Informs safer and more targeted entry plan.
54 → Measured with SAGAT method and questionnaire.
55 → Measure with mission planning accuracy or reduced entry errors.
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57 |**CL2 Heightened SA before entry**|C3I mapping|(% style="width:628px" %)Same as above|(% style="width:192px" %)3c, 4a
58 |**CL3 Improved safety of firefighters inside**|Drone maps hazard zones and structural integrity|(% style="width:628px" %)(((
59 Firefighter [[5. Safety>>path:/bin/view/Main/b.%20Human%20Factors/Safety/]] is improved as they can more easily avoid fire, heat, and collapse zones, leading to fewer responder injuries.
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61 → Measured with near incident analysis.
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63 |**CL4 Improved victim discovery & localization**|Autonomous navigation|(% style="width:628px" %)(((
64 Victims are detected more quickly, accurately and robustly than when the robot is directly controlled by a human.
65 → Measured with time until area mapped + victims correctly localized.
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67 Mental workload of drone operator and FR is low
68 → measured with NASA TLX questionnaire.
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70 |**CL5 Trustworthy SA**|Analyst verifies and adds missing detections and victims|(% style="width:628px" %)Trust (or reliance?) in SA is good
71 → Measure with ?? |(% style="width:192px" %)4a, 4b
72 |**CL6 improved overall task performance**|Integrated thermal imaging, analyst updates, safe entry|(% style="width:628px" %)Results in quicker rescue operations with fewer injuries due to smarter planning and environment awareness.
73 → Measure with rescue success rate and time-to-victim.
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