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Using high-tech methods to consult on their research, students from the three schools collaborated to design, build and fly an unmanned rescue vehicle capable of locating victims in remote locales.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Boeing had wanted to help out first-responders, so they talked to a bunch of them to find out what they would want,\u0022 said\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Nathan Prestridge,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;one of the four GT-AE Betty BEAR team members.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022So, then, we were tasked with building a hand-launched UAV that would use thermal imaging to identify the location of victims. The way it would work, a park ranger could program it to check a known trail, launch it, and then go back to his station to watch the video feed. The UAV would return to him on its own. The only thing he\u0027d have to do would be to land it.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrestridge was joined at the winner\u0027s podium by fellow seniors\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Raj Desai, Samuel Skidmore\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Brian Pogioli\u003C\/strong\u003E. Betty BEAR was not the only team to strut AE\u0027s stuff on Thursday. 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