A Study on Improving Anti-disaster Ability of Local Communities by Information Captive Balloons

为了提高地方社区的抗灾能力，开发了使用名为InfoBalloon的系留气球的灾害信息系统，作为现代版的防火瞭望塔。为InfoBalloon开发的扁球形气球和自由旋转的线基单元提高了吹窗条件下的空气稳定性。通过安装在InfoBalloon上的监视摄像机开发的鸟瞰系统向灾区的人们提供周围环境的视觉信息。从实际应用的角度出发，给出了InfoBalloon系统的应用场景和安全操作指南。

Disaster information systems using a captive balloon named InfoBalloon have been developed for improving anti-disaster ability of local communities as a modern-day version of fire-watch towers. The oblate shape of the balloon and the free-pivoting wire-base unit both developed for InfoBalloon improve the stability in the air under the condition of window blowing. A bird-eye view system developed with a monitoring camera mounted on InfoBalloon presents visual information of surroundings to people in the disaster area. For practical use in disaster, application scenario and guideline for safety operations of InfoBalloon systems are prsetented.