A tool has been developed that can locate missing people during natural disasters

Atan, who has prepared a project to locate citizens and objects lost in avalanches or floods using more technological means, applied to YYÜ Teknokent two years ago.

With the acceptance of the project, Atan and his team began work in a 30 square meter workshop and within a year completed the prototype of the vehicle they designed.

The vehicle features a suspension system called Rocker-Bogie (Rock Wheel), used by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Mars, and has the ability to determine the location of objects by scanning an area of ​​500 square meters to recognize. was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).

The vehicle designed by Atan and his team was among 50 Turkish technology startups that qualified to participate in the world's largest consumer electronics trade fair, CES 2024 (Consumer Electronic Show), as part of the Call for Participation in Global Entrepreneurship event.

In this context, Atan, who participated in the trade fair in Las Vegas, USA and promoted the vehicle with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Istanbul Development Agency, continues his efforts to further develop the project and bring it to market Market.

“Our product is able to scan an area of ​​500 square meters in a few minutes”

Atan said that the vehicle they developed as a prototype will be supported by TÜBİTAK in 2022.

Atan explained that they are working to locate the person lost in natural disasters such as avalanches and floods:

“Pull rods have been used worldwide for floods and avalanche disasters for years. In our project, we wanted to survey the ground using a subsurface observation radar (GPR) as a technological approach. Our product is a remotely controlled and autonomous vehicle.” The seesaw used by NASA on Mars “has a suspension system we call a bogie (rock wheel) and can move over uneven terrain. This means search and rescue operations can be safely controlled remotely.”

Stating that they were one of the 50 entrepreneurs from Turkey who participated in the CES 2024 trade fair in Las Vegas, USA, Atan said: “We are continuing the testing phases of our project with a new approach. After returning from the trade fair we “We accelerated our work on further developing our product. Our product covers an area of ​​500 square meters in just a few minutes” and in-depth studies. We are testing image analysis and various methods with an intelligent system to develop the product according to international standards,” he said.

Atan explained that the vehicle needs to move quickly in rough terrain, which is why various technologies are being worked on: “The vehicle that we have developed as a prototype represents a first in Turkey. Similar academic studies are being carried out around the world, but no one has been carried out Product released.” “We hope the product will be well received in the market.” said.