Search Results - subject:"Search and Rescue"

Experiment of maneuverability of flexible mono‐tread mobile track and differential‐type tracked vehicle

Haji, Takafumi; Kinugasa, Tetsuya; Yoshida, Koji; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 3, pp. 263-272

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the maneuverability of flexible mono‐tread mobile track (FMT) and usual differential‐type tracked vehicle (DTV) through some experiments. A new mobile mechanism: FMT has been proposed which is employing “flexible chain” and vertebral...

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Multi‐robot team formation control in the GUARDIANS project

Saez‐Pons, Joan; Alboul, Lyuba; Penders, Jacques; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 4, pp. 372-383

visibility, represent major challenges for search and rescue operations. The GUARDIANS robots act alongside a firefighter and …

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A modular serpentine rescue robot with climbing ability

Rimassa, Luca; Zoppi, Matteo; Molfino, Rezia - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 36 (2009) 4, pp. 370-376

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present new locomotion and steering modules conceived and designed for rescue serpentine robots with enhanced climbing ability. The locomotion modules apply sock locomotion technology that allows great motion efficiency in rubble and confined...

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Expert and information systems for technical SAR measures and buildings’ state evaluation

Schweier, Christine; Markus, Michael - In: Natural Hazards 51 (2009) 3, pp. 525-542

information systems were created. The first system supports the onsite search and rescue (SAR) personnel at building collapses and …

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Mechanisms for collaborative teleoperation with a team of cooperative robots

Reinoso, O.; Gil, A.; Payá, L.; Juliá, M. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 1, pp. 27-36

vision‐based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technique. The approach is well suited for search and rescue tasks …

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Rescue robot module with sliding membrane locomotion

Molfino, Rezia; Zoppi, Matteo; Rimassa, Luca - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 3, pp. 211-216

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a cost‐effective design for a new rescue robot locomotion module using the principle of a continuous sliding membrane to achieve propulsion ratio (PR) near 1. Such high PR cannot be reached by other locomotion mechanisms that have been...

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Hopping mobility concept for search and rescue robots

Dubowsky, Steven; Kesner, Samuel; Plante, Jean‐Sébastien - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 35 (2008) 3, pp. 238-245

. Microbots are a new search and rescue concept based on the deployment of teams of small spherical mobile robots. In this concept … significant impact on the search and rescue robots. Originality/value – These results suggest that a team of Microbots‐based DEAs … and micro fuel cells can be a useful and effective tool for search and rescue operations. …

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A search and rescue robot with tele‐operated tether docking system

Marques, Carlos; Cristóvão, João; Alvito, Paulo; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 4, pp. 332-338

Purpose – To describe a robot designed and built to operate in outdoor environments hostile to the human presence, such as debris resulting from the collapse of built structures, and targeted to the tele‐operated detection of potential survivors using a set of specific sensors whose...

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A review of locomotion mechanisms of urban search and rescue robot

Wang, Zhelong; Gu, Hong - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 5, pp. 400-411

Purpose – This study aims to investigate locomotion mechanisms of different urban search and rescue (USAR) robots …

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Dead men tapping : the end of the Heather Lynne II

Yeomans, Kate - 2004

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