scholarly journals Specially Designed Multi-Functional Search And Rescue Robot

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Rescue Robot ◽  
Vision Control ◽  
Robot Systems

In digital era, robots are becoming an integral part of human life due to their efficiency and high performance. In recent years, search and rescue robot systems are used tremendously in a natural disaster. Nowadays, many areas of the world are getting affected due to natural disasters. Disasters can be exceptional and unstoppable events that are either man-made or natural, such as building collapse, earthquakes, wildfires, and floods, etc. This witnesses the importance of search and rescue robot systems in the emergency field. In the emergency field, a variety of sensing and wireless technologies are used in remote and vision control. The use of these technologies, the rescuers instead of going inside in the ruined area, can control remotely search and rescue robot systems when natural calamity occurs. These robot systems have the ability to move and monitor in the ruined area as a result of natural disasters such as building collapse, earthquakes, wildfires, and floods. In this paper, we design a sensor-based multi-functional search and rescue robot system for use in emergency situations. The system consists of an Arduino Mega board, Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ board, servo motor, camera, Direct Current motor, motor driver module, stepper motor, Darlington Transistor Arrays, and ultrasonic sensor. The multi-functional search and rescue robot system has the ability to help the rescuers to search and show the ruined area from far away. The rescuers also could save their lives using this robot system. The main objective of this paper is to design a multi-functional, easy to control, microcontroller and Vision control based rescue robot system.

Overview of Search and Rescue from Robotics to Wireless Sensors and Robots Networks

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Allali ◽  
Mahfoud Benchaïba
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensors ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Multiple Robots ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Open Research ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
Multi Robot

In the recent years, many researchers have shown interest in developing search and rescue system composed of one or multiple robots, which have the mission of finding victims and identifying the potential hazards. To enhance the robotic systems there is a growing trend of integrating wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to robots and multi-robot systems, which gives more awareness of the environments. In the first part of this article, the authors present a review of robotic system and their environments in search and rescue systems. Additionally, they explain challenges related to these systems and tasks that a robot or a multi-robot system should execute to fulfil the search and rescue activities. As a second part, the authors expose the system that integrates WSNs with robots and the advantages that brings this latter. In addition, they cite tasks and missions that are achieved in a better way with a cooperation of WSN and robots. Furthermore, the authors expose and discuss the remarkable research, challenges and the open research challenges that includes this cooperation.

Overview of Search and Rescue From Robotics to Wireless Sensors and Robots Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 1212-1231
Author(s):  
Sarah Allali ◽  
Mahfoud Benchaïba
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensors ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Multiple Robots ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
Multi Robot

In the recent years, many researchers have shown interest in developing search and rescue system composed of one or multiple robots, which have the mission of finding victims and identifying the potential hazards. To enhance the robotic systems there is a growing trend of integrating wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to robots and multi-robot systems, which gives more awareness of the environments. In the first part of this article, the authors present a review of robotic system and their environments in search and rescue systems. Additionally, they explain challenges related to these systems and tasks that a robot or a multi-robot system should execute to fulfil the search and rescue activities. As a second part, the authors expose the system that integrates WSNs with robots and the advantages that brings this latter. In addition, they cite tasks and missions that are achieved in a better way with a cooperation of WSN and robots. Furthermore, the authors expose and discuss the remarkable research, challenges and the open research challenges that includes this cooperation.

Smart Home Network System Integration with RT Middleware for Embedded Controller

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1014-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Ohara ◽  
◽  
Tamio Tanikawa ◽  
Mitsuhiro Toyoda ◽  
Hiroyuki Nakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
System Integration ◽  
High Performance ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Central System ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Home Energy Management ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Embedded Controller ◽  
Home Energy Management System

General-purpose robots have been constructed by a central system managing all robot elements by using a single high performance controller. Through advances in semiconductor technology, however, robot system developers can choose several types of robot designs, such as distributed arrangement in a house environment. Robot systems, e.g., environmental robots, are an important topic in robotics. Standardized communications and device specifications are important in actually utilizing such robot system. A userfriendly framework is also important. In this paper, we propose RT middleware for an embedded controller, which is based on standardized specifications in the OMG (Object Management Group). We also introduce reference hardware for developed RT middleware. Last, the HEMS (Home Energy Management System) is shown as an example system using developed middleware.

An Optimal Working Function Based on the Energetic Cost for Myriapod Robot Systems: How Many Legs Are Optimal for a Centipede?

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1235-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. T. Nohara ◽  
T. Nishizawa
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Energetic Cost ◽  
Minimum Problem ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Optimal Functions ◽  
The Cost

The objective of this paper is to obtain working functions for the legs of a myriapod robot from a kinetic energy point of view. The realization of the high performance of energy consumption is indispensable in the battery-based robot system. We introduce the cost of transport and reduce to the minimum problem of the cost of transport. The calculus of variations is applied to obtain governing equations and the functions for legs. We obtain optimal functions for legs in an octarupedal robot.

scholarly journals Robot Swarm Navigation and Victim Detection Using Rendezvous Consensus in Search and Rescue Operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo A. Cardona ◽  
Juan M. Calderon
Keyword(s):  
Formation Control ◽  
Target Location ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Consensus Algorithm ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Robot Swarm ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
Swarm Theory ◽  
Multi Robot

Cooperative behaviors in multi-robot systems emerge as an excellent alternative for collaboration in search and rescue tasks to accelerate the finding survivors process and avoid risking additional lives. Although there are still several challenges to be solved, such as communication between agents, power autonomy, navigation strategies, and detection and classification of survivors, among others. The research work presented by this paper focuses on the navigation of the robot swarm and the consensus of the agents applied to the victims detection. The navigation strategy is based on the application of particle swarm theory, where the robots are the agents of the swarm. The attraction and repulsion forces that are typical in swarm particle systems are used by the multi-robot system to avoid obstacles, keep group compact and navigate to a target location. The victims are detected by each agent separately, however, once the agents agree on the existence of a possible victim, these agents separate from the general swarm by creating a sub-swarm. The sub-swarm agents use a modified rendezvous consensus algorithm to perform a formation control around the possible victims and then carry out a consensus of the information acquired by the sensors with the aim to determine the victim existence. Several experiments were conducted to test navigation, obstacle avoidance, and search for victims. Additionally, different situations were simulated with the consensus algorithm. The results show how swarm theory allows the multi-robot system navigates avoiding obstacles, finding possible victims, and settling down their possible use in search and rescue operations.

Analyzing the sequence and interrelations of Natech disasters in Urban areas using interpretive structural modelling (ISM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 392-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh ◽  
Forozandeh Jannat
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Structural Modelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modelling ◽  
Internal Relations

Purpose Natural disasters such as earthquake, flood and hurricane always threaten human life and societies. A major challenge is technological hazards triggered by such disasters, especially in metropolises and urban areas. Thus, these hazards have been the focus of interest in many countries, and suitable crisis management plans have been made to address them. The purpose of this study was to cluster technological hazards caused by natural disasters in urban areas. Design/methodology/approach According to literature, a set of 15 technological hazards was identified whose magnificence and interrelations were analysed using interpretive structural modelling technique. DEMATEL technique was used to determine internal relations among the hazards and to draw a network relation map. Findings The results revealed that dam failing, water supply disruption and building collapse form the base of the structural model. Originality/value The authors developed a structural model representing the hierarchy and interrelations among various elements of technological hazards caused by natural disaster. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this was the first attempt to reveal internal relations of Natech factors. Finally, some recommendations were proposed for crisis management according to research findings.

scholarly journals Design of Smart Home Service Robot Based on ROS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jiansheng Peng ◽  
Hemin Ye ◽  
Qiwen He ◽  
Yong Qin ◽  
Zhenwu Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Home ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Service Robot ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Gas Leakage ◽  
Home Service Robot ◽  
Home Service ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
And Control

At present, the functions of home service robots are not perfect, and home service robot systems that can independently complete autonomous inspections and home services are still lacking. In response to this problem, this paper designs a smart home service robot system based on ROS. The system uses Raspberry Pi 3B as the main control to manage the nodes of each sensor. CC2530 sets up a ZigBee network to collect home environmental information and control home electrical appliances. The image information of the home is collected by the USB camera. The human speech is recognized by Baidu Speech Recognition API. When encountering a dangerous situation, the GSM module is used to give users SMS and phone alarms. Arduino mega2560 is used as the bottom controller to control the movement of the service robot. The indoor environment map of the home is constructed by the lidar and the attitude sensor. The service robot finally designed and developed realizes the functions of wireless control of home appliances, voice remote control, autonomous positioning and navigation, liquefied gas leakage alarm, and human infrared detection alarm. Compared with the household service robots in the related literature, the household service robots developed by us have more complete functions. And the robot system has completed the task of combining independent patrol and home service well.

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