ICARUS and DARIUS approaches towards interoperability Two complementary projects that cover the full spectrum of interoperability issues for the integration of unmanned platforms in Search and Rescue operations

The two FP7 projects ICARUS and DARIUS share a common objective which is to integrate the unmanned platforms in Search and Rescue operations and assess their added value through the development of an integrated system that will be tested in realistic conditions on the field. This paper describes the concept of both projects towards an optimized interoperability level in the three dimensions: organizational, procedural and technical interoperability, describing the system components and illustrating the results of the trials already performed. Keywords— Search and Rescue; Unmanned Systems, Interoperability