This picture is from a test of the Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response (FINDER) prototype technology at the Virginia Task Force 1 Training Facility in Lorton, VA. The suitcase-sized device sends radio waves into piles of debris, and by analyzing the signals that bounce back, has the ability to sense breathing and heartbeat.
This picture is from a test of the Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response (FINDER) prototype technology at the Virginia Task Force 1 Training Facility in Lorton, VA. The suitcase-sized device, seen at left, sends radio waves into piles of debris, and by analyzing the signals that bounce back, has the ability to sense the tiny motions of a victim’s breathing chest and heartbeat.
FINDER was developed by the Department of Homeland Security and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Included in the picture are: Rachel Horwitz of DHS (left) and Jim Lux of JPL.
Image credit: DHS/John Price