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oapen-20.500.12657-492302021-11-23T13:58:42Z Chapter Unmanned Ground Robots for Rescue Tasks Berns, Karsten Nezhadfard, Atabak Tosa, Massimo Balta, Haris Cubber, Geert De unmanned ground vehicles, search and rescue bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare & social services::JKSW Emergency services::JKSW3 Ambulance & rescue services This chapter describes two unmanned ground vehicles that can help search and rescue teams in their difficult, but life-saving tasks. These robotic assets have been developed within the framework of the European project ICARUS. The large unmanned ground vehicle is intended to be a mobile base station. It is equipped with a powerful manipulator arm and can be used for debris removal, shoring operations, and remote structural operations (cutting, welding, hammering, etc.) on very rough terrain. The smaller unmanned ground vehicle is also equipped with an array of sensors, enabling it to search for victims inside semi-destroyed buildings. Working together with each other and the human search and rescue workers, these robotic assets form a powerful team, increasing the effectiveness of search and rescue operations, as proven by operational validation tests in collaboration with end users. 2021-06-02T10:10:03Z 2021-06-02T10:10:03Z 2017 chapter ONIX_20210602_10.5772/intechopen.69491_344 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49230 eng application/pdf n/a 56080.pdf InTechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.69491 10.5772/intechopen.69491 09f6769d-48ed-467d-b150-4cf2680656a1 FP7-SEC-2011-1 285417 open access
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This chapter describes two unmanned ground vehicles that can help search and rescue teams in their difficult, but life-saving tasks. These robotic assets have been developed within the framework of the European project ICARUS. The large unmanned ground vehicle is intended to be a mobile base station. It is equipped with a powerful manipulator arm and can be used for debris removal, shoring operations, and remote structural operations (cutting, welding, hammering, etc.) on very rough terrain. The smaller unmanned ground vehicle is also equipped with an array of sensors, enabling it to search for victims inside semi-destroyed buildings. Working together with each other and the human search and rescue workers, these robotic assets form a powerful team, increasing the effectiveness of search and rescue operations, as proven by operational validation tests in collaboration with end users.
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