Audio-Based Search and Rescue With a Drone: Highlights From the IEEE Signal Processing Cup 2019 Student Competition [SP Competitions]

Increasing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, has occurred in recent years. Search and rescue scenarios where humans in emergency situations need to be quickly found in difficult-toaccess areas constitute an important field of application for this technology. Drones have already been used by humanitarian organizations in countries such as Haiti and the Phi...