A student from Rivne has developed AI that will help reduce the number of road accidents
IT student Valentyn Vodyanytskyi has developed AI that will allow drones to perform the functions of police officers.
IT student Valentyn Vodyanytskyi has developed AI that will allow drones to perform the functions of police officers.
Third-year student Valentyn Vodyanytsky is studying Software Engineering at the Faculty of Cybernetics of the Stepan Demyanchuk International University of Economics and Humanities (MEHU).
He developed software using AI and computer vision for police patrol drones. Police drones are equipped with modern video cameras, thermal imagers, and sensors to collect, process, and transmit information in real time to the police command center.
This makes the drone much more effective than video cameras, which have a limited range. It also has an advantage in traffic jams, when the police car cannot reach the scene of the accident. It will record the event: car brands, their license plates and the person driving the vehicle. When the drone sees that the driver is trying to escape from the scene of the accident, it will start chasing him, transmitting his coordinates to the police in real time.
In addition, an AI drone can be fully on duty, for example, during rush hour. Special sensors and computer vision cameras will ensure the drone works at any time of the day.
"Official statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs show that in 2024, more than 23,000 road accidents were recorded. As a result of road accidents, about 3,000 Ukrainians died. Since the problem is serious, I, along with my scientific supervisor Valentyna Yuskovich-Zhukovskaya, proposed a possible improvement of the situation using artificial intelligence technologies. I developed an artificial intelligence model that can be installed on a ready-made drone. The drone's work will be especially valuable in large cities during rush hour and in remote settlements where the police have a long way to get. Under such conditions, the drone will arrive at the scene of the accident much faster than the police crew. When the drone arrives at the scene of the call, the dispatch center will be able to see what is happening there in real time," Valentin said in an interview with "Rivne Vechirne."
The student also believes that such drones can be more financially beneficial.
“According to my calculations, the cost of a more serious police drone is up to $20,000. If it is an FPV drone, its cost will be about $3,000. If we add up the total cost of the video cameras needed for installation on highways, purchasing a drone for the police will be financially more profitable and efficient.
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