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Introducing ResQ Sentry!

A project log for ResQ Search and Rescue Tools

Air and ground-based tools to detect people by using their existing cell phone signature

eric-wiiliamEric Wiiliam 09/29/2020 at 16:400 Comments

Just when you thought ResQ could do ALL the things- BUT WAIT- THERE'S MORE!!!

I present to you ResQ Sentry. This application of the basic ResQ hardware allows a stationary install which monitors for any new cellphone in the area then captures a still image(s) and data to the SD card(s). Just like a game camera with one HUGE advantage- this cannot be triggered by animals, movement or other uninteresting things-  An image, MAC addresses and details are ONLY captured when a human enters the scene with a wifi enabled device!  

In applications like game preserves or other private areas you will only capture people of interest and is completely immune to wildlife and all environmental variables- cool eh? Cameras with infra-red sensors get constantly triggered by every warm blooded creature or environmental hiccup- not Sentry- it only cares about human traffic.

For endangered species protection, human interference or other intrusions ResQ Sentry can be deployed with a small solar panel and battery supply system to silently monitor the area for any unauthorized access. 

But wait- THERE'S MORE!  

Couple this with the LORA radio integration already supported- You can get an alert of the intrusion, information AND MAC adress from many miles AWAY!  You can even deploy multiple Sentry's and not have to change a thing- The GPS coordinates are already broadcasted over the telemetry radio- so you will always know what sentry was tripped and WHERE!  I told you it was cool eh?

This is all accomplished with the existing hardware- NO MODICFICATIONS! Simply plop your ResQ Air or Ground unit in to the Sentry enclosures I have provided.  Same as the Air and Ground I have provided a 3D printable version, 2D versions (for CNC, Laser or manual cutting) and all the source files. 

Now we are really cooking...  A very simple set of hardware- reproducible anywhere in the world and multiple applications from basic human life preservation, to animal protection, security and MORE!

And here is it with the $20 solar panel I grabbed from Amazon which already has a Lion battery and DC to DC converter inside!  They are marketed to game cameras which is exactly what this does but BETTER!  (disclaimer- I haven't tested how long it can go on solar and suspect I need to source a bigger panel but this is a start for V1- I have learned its better to just start building an testing rather than waiting on the perfect parts to arrive)

Looks neat eh?

This is really fun now...

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