Samueli School of Engineering

 Introduction: Thousands of people get lost or are injured while participating in outdoor activities and require immediate aid from search and rescue teams. Although there is an

increased demand on beacon usage, many forgo buying search and rescue devices due to the cost which ranges from $250 to $500.

The goal for this project is to develop a cost effective transmitter and receiver that can be attached to an Android device allowing rescuers to not only search for missing persons on the ground but also through the air using a UAV which can potentially reduce search and rescue times when locating missing people in backcountry areas. Designed to be used by recreational hikers and outdoorsmen, our device reports signal strength between a missing person’s transmitter and a rescuer’s receiver and displays that information on a Android app. Because construction for this prototype costs $150, it can be assumed

that this device is a cost effective and efficient alternative for novice outdoorsmen.

Aaron Dembla, EE, Nicole Rodrigues, EE, Samuel Thacker, CpE, Raj Vora, EE & CpE

Professor Syed Jafar

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science