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A Modular Approach for Remote Operation of Humanoid Robots in Search and Rescue Scenarios
[chapter]
2014
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
In the present work we have designed and implemented a modular, robust and user-friendly Pilot Interface meant to control humanoid robots in rescue scenarios during dangerous missions. ...
We follow the common approach where the robot is semi-autonomous and it is remotely controlled by a human operator. ...
activities in future disaster response operations 1 , thus producing a growing interest in Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) robotic research worldwide. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13823-7_18
fatcat:77vhcmtvafakxctksenhwux3mu
Review and Analysis of Search, Extraction, Evacuation, and Medical Field Treatment Robots
2019
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
One of the most impactful and exciting applications of robotic technology, especially autonomous and semi-autonomous systems, is in the field of search and rescue. ...
This paper examines the use of robotic systems in human rescue applications, with an emphasis on performing search, extraction, evacuation, and medical field treatment procedures. ...
Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. ...
doi:10.1007/s10846-019-00991-6
fatcat:xsjgxku4gbgz7cgujutkhbxobe
Introduction to the Use of Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
[chapter]
2017
Search and Rescue Robotics - From Theory to Practice
The use of robotic assets in search and rescue operations is explained and an overview is given of the worldwide efforts to incorporate robotic tools in search and rescue operations. ...
Modern search and rescue workers are equipped with a powerful toolkit to address natural and man-made disasters. ...
[14] where semi-autonomous robots had to execute a number of tasks in urban search and rescue disaster response scenarios. ...
doi:10.5772/intechopen.69489
fatcat:iyq5muisobhpvhzddiduajxmzu
An overview of robotics and autonomous systems for harsh environments
2017
2017 23rd International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC)
This paper reviews some key application areas of robotics that involve interactions with harsh environments (such as search and rescue, space exploration, and deep-sea operations), gives an overview of ...
Hence, a wide range of robots have been developed and deployed to replace or aid humans in these activities. ...
The development of a ground vehicle robot for a different set of search and rescue needs was presented in [28] . ...
doi:10.23919/iconac.2017.8082020
dblp:conf/iconac/WongYYG17
fatcat:dgulqodjdnaxhbdapocu6skfve
REUSABLE ARCHITECTURE AND TOOLS FOR TEAMS OF LIGHTWEIGHT HETEROGENEOUS ROBOTS
2006
IFAC Proceedings Volumes
For the exemplary application in autonomous robot soccer teams configurable and portable algorithms for vision, world modeling, behavior and motion control have been developed on top of the framework. ...
Based on these instruments, different applications for homogeneous and heterogeneous robot teams can be realized in short time. ...
Midterm objectives are the extension and implementation of the framework and tools on lightweight outdoor robotic systems for the use in autonomous search and rescue operations. ...
doi:10.3182/20061002-2-br-4906.00010
fatcat:atakt7tb5vd5zmtr5cb22p4au4
Towards intelligent social robots: Current advances in cognitive robotics
2017
Cognitive Systems Research
The integration of multisensory information plays a crucial role in autonomous robotics. ...
Experiments on a dataset of 10 full-body actions show that our architecture is able to learn action-word mappings without the need of segmenting training samples for ground-truth labelling. ...
Tele-operated robot is mainly focused on manipulating objects by a human operator in the remote site. ...
doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2016.11.005
fatcat:ptmokg2tbrdblgwhnkbclxecri
Multilevel Testing of Control Software for Teams of Autonomous Mobile Robots
[chapter]
2008
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
But testing and debugging the resulting system as teached in modern software engineering to be free of errors and tolerant to sensor noise in a real world scenario is to a large extend beyond the scope ...
Developing control software for teams of autonomous mobile robots is a challenging task, which can be facilitated using frameworks with ready to use components. ...
Similar challenges can be found in many other real world applications (e.g. cooperative search and rescue, exploration operations). ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-89076-8_20
fatcat:ge3qawnx4jbofc7jmsjly2puqa
Development and Improvement of Technology in Emergency Response
2015
Procedia Economics and Finance
One solution is the development of families of robots specialized for prevention and intervention , capable of movement in critical areas before the emergency to be unleashed and out of control , to save ...
In both fields the primary role plays the man who has to travel on site, analyse, and make decisions of life and death for solving emergencies . ...
They have been used successfully to nuclear disaster in Fukushima, for reconnaissance operations, observation, assessment, search and rescue survivors. ...
doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(15)01438-0
fatcat:fmajcfqpmrbnjg2xaua6c5zh6u
RoboCup 2004 Overview
[chapter]
2005
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the contributions from the chairs of the League Organizing Committees for RoboCup2004: Yasutake Takahashi, Beng Kiat Ng, Thomas Röfer, Changjiu Zhou, Oliver ...
Obst, Adam Jacoff, Levent Akin and Gerhard Kraezschmar. ...
robot platform for teams to use if they choose, based on a standard kit of components, modular control architecture, and support for the simulation mentioned above. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-32256-6_1
fatcat:qpaxdbazojautglfazolubllem
The road to RoboCup 2050
2002
IEEE robotics & automation magazine
T he ultimate goal of the RoboCup initiative is stated as follows [1]: By mid-21st century, a team of fully autonomous humanoid robot soccer players shall win the soccer game, comply with the official ...
The Year 2050 Goal What does it mean to implement human-like behavior in robots, and how can we make them perform better than JUNE 2002 ...
Acknowledgments The authors want to thank all the participants in the road map discussions, and special thanks are given to Hiroaki Kitano for an additional contribution to the humanoid league. ...
doi:10.1109/mra.2002.1019488
fatcat:4ufapwnppbdj5ocmor6jtjvq4u
Study of efficiency of USAR operations with assistive technologies
2013
Advanced Robotics
, a snake-like rescue robot, and the decision support system FRIEDAA were evaluated and compared with conventional USAR missions. ...
In particular, USAR missions assisted by the "bioradar", a ground-penetrating radar system for the detection of humanoid movements, a semi-active video probe of more than 10 m length for rubble pile exploration ...
Furthermore, we are most grateful for the support of the German ...
doi:10.1080/01691864.2013.763723
fatcat:hgvtrqihnrfgnphsgsxvad7hsa
IoT-aided robotics applications: Technological implications, target domains and open issues
2014
Computer Communications
Most of modern robots, in fact, are equipped with sensing, computing, and communication capabilities, which make them able to execute complex and coordinated operations. ...
Envisaged IoT-aided robotics applications Both IoT-based and robotics applications have been successfully applied in several scenarios. ...
Typical examples are robots for agriculture and forestry, for industrial and military activities, and for search and rescue operations. ...
doi:10.1016/j.comcom.2014.07.013
fatcat:2sahzq6n7jef7cv53mqhunkyfy
Multi-agent Behavior Composition through Adaptable Software Architectures and Tangible Interfaces
[chapter]
2011
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to integrate Tangible User Interfaces within a reconfigurable software architecture, for cooperative Multi-Robot Systems. ...
However, the interaction among multiple robots and a human operator still requires a non-negligible effort to be effective. ...
This framework is successfully used in different contexts, such as robotic platforms for Urban Search And Rescue (USAR), robotic soccer (Nao Humanoid ), UAVs. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-20217-9_24
fatcat:ydcg72qykrbg7pbynwnvp75i6q
A review of the challenges in mobile manipulation: systems design and RoboCup challenges
2020
e & i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
Mobile robotics is already well established in today's production lines. Navigation, control and perception for mobile robots are vivid fields of research fostering advances in Industry 4.0. ...
Due to the operation of such increasingly complex systems in less structured and dynamic environments -often in close contact with humansmore demanding challenges evolve in terms of systems design, control ...
The RoboCup Rescue competition simulates the search for victims in a disaster scenario such as after an earthquake or flooding in an urban environment. ...
doi:10.1007/s00502-020-00823-8
fatcat:wdkil2ujjvhfrbkjf4qcnuhd5i
Detection of Landmines Using Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR): Signal Processing to Aid Classification
[chapter]
2006
Climbing and Walking Robots
This work has been extended to multi-robot searching scenarios and it has been shown that co-operation leads to improvements in search efficiency and robustness of the search strategies. ...
Abstract In this paper we introduce a method for telepresence-based remote operation by using the picture of a panoramic camera as input for tracked video-goggles. ...
Peristaltic locomotion: application to a worm-like robot
Abstract New solutions in explorative and service robotics are required in many application fields, e.g. medical and inspection/maintenance/rescue ...
doi:10.1007/3-540-26415-9_100
dblp:conf/clawar/SomasundaramASS05
fatcat:4vu25zlx65dszgbcxkusxozfve
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