A Realistic Model for Rescue Operations after an Earthquake

 

T. Calamoneri and F. Corņ

This paper considers the problem of completely overfly an area just affected by an earthquake with the objective of opportunely direct rescue teams. It provides a complete model that tries to keep into ac- count all the main real-life issues in two different realistic scenarios. Moreover, it makes a theoretical study in order to give indications to the organization leading the rescue teams about the number of devices and other equipment that guarantee a fast and effective rescue. Finally, on the basis of some theoretical considerations, it proposes some heuristics that tackle the problem. Simulations show that they provide better performance than previous solutions, once they are arranged to work in our scenarios.

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