Technical University of Denmark develops rescue drone Calculates wind and currents 'autonomous search' Provided by Technical University of Denmark An autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed that immediately takes off from the deck and conducts search operations when a person falls into the sea on a passenger ship in operation. The drone uses a camera to find drowning people in the air and drops life jackets for them. Because it takes a long time for a ship to turn around, there is currently no way to immediately respond even if a passenger falls into the water...