Article: Intelligent robot-assisted humanitarian search and rescue system
| Title | Intelligent robot-assisted humanitarian search and rescue system |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ko, AWY1 Lau, HYK1 |
| Keywords | Artificial immune systems Emergency logistics Humanitarian search and rescue Robotics USAR |
| Issue Date | 2009 |
| Citation | International Journal Of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2009, v. 6 n. 2, p. 121-128 [How to Cite?] |
| Abstract | The unprecedented scale and number of natural and man-made disasters in the past decade has urged international emergency search and rescue communities to seek for novel technology to enhance operation efficiency. Tele-operated search and rescue robots that can navigate deep into rubble to search for victims and to transfer critical field data back to the control console has gained much interest among emergency response institutions. In response to this need, a low-cost autonomous mini robot equipped with thermal sensor, accelerometer, sonar, pin-hole camera, microphone, ultra-bright LED and wireless communication module is developed to study the control of a group of decentralized mini search and rescue robots. The robot can navigate autonomously between voids to look for living body heat and can send back audio and video information to allow the operator to determine if the found object is a living human. This paper introduces the design and control of a low-cost robotic search and rescue system based on an immuno control framework developed for controlling decentralized systems. Design and development of the physical prototype and the immunity-based control system are described in this paper. |
| ISSN | 1729-8806 2011 Impact Factor: 0.375 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.036 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Ko, AWY |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Lau, HYK |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-29T06:18:33Z |
| dc.date.available | 2012-05-29T06:18:33Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 |
| dc.description.abstract | The unprecedented scale and number of natural and man-made disasters in the past decade has urged international emergency search and rescue communities to seek for novel technology to enhance operation efficiency. Tele-operated search and rescue robots that can navigate deep into rubble to search for victims and to transfer critical field data back to the control console has gained much interest among emergency response institutions. In response to this need, a low-cost autonomous mini robot equipped with thermal sensor, accelerometer, sonar, pin-hole camera, microphone, ultra-bright LED and wireless communication module is developed to study the control of a group of decentralized mini search and rescue robots. The robot can navigate autonomously between voids to look for living body heat and can send back audio and video information to allow the operator to determine if the found object is a living human. This paper introduces the design and control of a low-cost robotic search and rescue system based on an immuno control framework developed for controlling decentralized systems. Design and development of the physical prototype and the immunity-based control system are described in this paper. |
| dc.description.nature | Link_to_subscribed_fulltext |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Journal Of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2009, v. 6 n. 2, p. 121-128 [How to Cite?] |
| dc.identifier.epage | 128 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1729-8806 2011 Impact Factor: 0.375 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.036 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 2 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-70849131176 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 121 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/148721 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 6 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.subject | Artificial immune systems |
| dc.subject | Emergency logistics |
| dc.subject | Humanitarian search and rescue |
| dc.subject | Robotics |
| dc.subject | USAR |
| dc.title | Intelligent robot-assisted humanitarian search and rescue system |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong