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Deliver a lightweight floatation device using a toy remote controlled helicopter to sinking person in the sea.
Alternatively model airplanes could be used, but they are not very good at hovering.
I think this could be much faster method of delivery of floatation device compared to lifeguard
running and jumping into the water.
Is Baywatch listening ?
More reliable, perhaps.
http://history.msfc...ov/rocketry/16.html
[mouseposture, Jan 25 2011]
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Alternatively, a stack of aerobie life rings with a skeet launcher. |
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I'd guess a lot of rescues have to be made in stormy conditions.
Model helicopters (the controllable ones - not the tiny indoor ones) are hard enough to control in good conditions. |
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Perhaps a harpoon with a flotation device - doesn't require the standed person to be concious. |
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//The whole idea is based on a false premise and
would be greatly improved by the addition of a
trebuchet.// |
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Beat ya to it, [pertinax] ... |
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//trebuchet//
"Woohoo! nailed him"
"Yes, but now he's sinking"
"But we know where he is" |
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an article I read recently discussed using quadcopter drones to deploy lifesaving equipment to drowning people. Even a small drone could get to the victim faster than an Olympic swimmer. I'll give this a bun, even though technology has surpassed this idea. |
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I saw a video on that a few months ago. It looked pretty
effective. |
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Didn't Patent Bending try a couple of methods (I think
a rocket and a cannon) for this purpose? |
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If the quad floated, it would give new meaning to deploying the lifesaver. |
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Don't just drop pool toys on me and leave! Tow me
to shore already! |
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// If the quad floated, it would give new
meaning to deploying the lifesaver.// |
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Actually, you probably could make a quadcopter that
doubled as a flotation device. The body would be
made largely of expanded polystyrene with a tougher
shell. |
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The only problem would be sealing around the
propeller shafts, but that would probably be doable. |
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Well I think Sweden is trialling or looking at or thinking about autonomous drones equipped with Defribulators for extremely rapid response for heart attacks. So there's a lot of movement in this space. |
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Lifesavers might be better off with a cannon of sorts that shoots a floating line across the victim who can grab on and be towed back to shore. This could be made with off-the shelf components (and would very much be increased incentive for people to become lifesavers...). |
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There are quadcopters available that are semi-waterproof, ie they can land in water and, mostly, the motors stay dry-ish (with appropriate water proofing and maintenance of the bearings it all survives nicely). Maybe a contactless magnetic coupling could be used to conduct drive across a waterproof membrane? |
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//there's a lot of movement in this space// They
wouldn't be much use otherwise. |
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Waterproof, amphibious quadcopters have been on the
market for at least a year now. I think Flite Test has a
video on one. You'd just need to add a lot more
flotation to that. I recommend aerogel for minimal
extra weight it has to carry. |
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Cannons would be a fixed target deal but a fishing line tied drone life-ring would have all the advantages. |
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