My research investigates transport and logistics in emergency situations, with the aim of finding interesting case histories to better understand the common dynamics in emergency rescue, and use them as a starting point to generate new concepts with a focus on improving the efficiency of the emergency response system both from an energy and operational point of view. The choice of the topic came from a phase of direct observation in the field. During the first year of my degree program, I began serving as a volunteer firefighter, and now have a history of hundreds of field operations, some of which were conducted with police officers and medical personnel. During those operations, I noticed how in Italy there is often an excessive expenditure of resources, men, and time, and for years I have analyzed the behavior of rescuers in the field to understand why this happens. During the research for the final version of my thesis, I will also analyze the emergency response system in foreign countries and report the results in my paper. The goal of my research is to draft guidelines that will be useful to anyone who wants to approach emergency response system design, with a focus on urban contexts, improving the performance and sustainability of the emergency response system. These guidelines will be used as a brief for the development of a potential system-level solution, from which will derive a second part of the research, focused on the analysis of the technical feasibility of the proposed solution and the analysis of the potential benefits derived from the presented concept. The presented solution consists of a drone-based system that has the ability to be activated on-demand, transmitting critical information to emergency responders within minutes of the call. This allows the rescue team to get properly organized from personnel, vehicle, and equipment standpoint. It also allows responders to plan operations before arriving at the scene - this will result in more efficient operations with less waste and better performance for the same response time.
La mia ricerca indaga trasporto e logistica in situazioni di emergenza, con l'obiettivo di trovare case history interessanti per comprendere meglio le dinamiche comuni nel soccorso in emergenza, e usarle come punto di partenza per generare nuovi concepts con particolare attenzione al miglioramento dell'efficienza del sistema di risposta all'emergenza sia da un punto di vista sia energetico che operativo. La scelta dell'argomento è derivata da una fase di osservazione diretta sul campo. Durante il primo anno del mio corso di laurea, ho iniziato a prestare servizio come vigile del fuoco volontario, e ora ho uno storico di centinaia di operazioni sul campo, alcune delle quali condotte con agenti di polizia e personale medico. Durante quelle operazioni, ho notato come in Italia si verifichi spesso un eccessivo dispendio di risorse, uomini e tempo, e per anni ho analizzato il comportamento dei soccorritori sul campo per capire perché questo avvenga. Durante la ricerca per la versione finale della mia tesi, analizzerò anche il sistema di risposta alle emergenze nei paesi stranieri e riporterò i risultati nel mio lavoro. L'obiettivo della mia ricerca è quello di redigere delle linee guida utili a chiunque voglia avvicinarsi alla progettazione del sistema di risposta alle emergenze, con particolare attenzione ai contesti urbani, migliorando le prestazioni e la sostenibilità del sistema di risposta alle emergenze. Queste linee guida saranno utilizzate come brief per lo sviluppo di una potenziale soluzione a livello sistemico, da cui deriverà una seconda parte della ricerca, incentrata sull'analisi della fattibilità tecnica della soluzione proposta e sull'analisi dei potenziali benefici derivanti dal concetto presentato. La soluzione presentata consiste in un sistema basato su un drone che ha la capacità di essere attivato su richiesta, trasmettendo informazioni critiche ai soccorritori entro pochi minuti dalla chiamata. Questo permette alla squadra di soccorso di organizzarsi adeguatamente dal punto di vista del personale, dei veicoli e delle attrezzature. Permette anche ai soccorritori di pianificare le operazioni prima di arrivare sulla scena: questo si tradurrà in operazioni più efficienti con meno sprechi e migliori prestazioni per lo stesso tempo di risposta.
Guidelines definition and concept proposal for crisis and emergency operations efficiency improvement
Ceruti, Marco
2020/2021
Abstract
My research investigates transport and logistics in emergency situations, with the aim of finding interesting case histories to better understand the common dynamics in emergency rescue, and use them as a starting point to generate new concepts with a focus on improving the efficiency of the emergency response system both from an energy and operational point of view. The choice of the topic came from a phase of direct observation in the field. During the first year of my degree program, I began serving as a volunteer firefighter, and now have a history of hundreds of field operations, some of which were conducted with police officers and medical personnel. During those operations, I noticed how in Italy there is often an excessive expenditure of resources, men, and time, and for years I have analyzed the behavior of rescuers in the field to understand why this happens. During the research for the final version of my thesis, I will also analyze the emergency response system in foreign countries and report the results in my paper. The goal of my research is to draft guidelines that will be useful to anyone who wants to approach emergency response system design, with a focus on urban contexts, improving the performance and sustainability of the emergency response system. These guidelines will be used as a brief for the development of a potential system-level solution, from which will derive a second part of the research, focused on the analysis of the technical feasibility of the proposed solution and the analysis of the potential benefits derived from the presented concept. The presented solution consists of a drone-based system that has the ability to be activated on-demand, transmitting critical information to emergency responders within minutes of the call. This allows the rescue team to get properly organized from personnel, vehicle, and equipment standpoint. It also allows responders to plan operations before arriving at the scene - this will result in more efficient operations with less waste and better performance for the same response time.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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