Advancing the State of Urban Search and Rescue Robotics Through the RoboCupRescue Robot League Competition

Sheh, Raymond; Jacoff, Adam; Virts, Ann; Kimura, Tetsuya; Pellenz, Johannes; Schwertfeger, Sören; Suthakorn, Jackrit

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40686-7_9

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“…The RoboCup Rescue Robot League is a long‐standing competition (Sheh et al, , ) focused on developing performance standards for robotic systems in urban SAR applications while encouraging advancement of the state of the art in the capabilities of these systems by its participants. More recently, several robotics competitions have also focused on SAR or disaster robotics scenarios.…”

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The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

Delmerico

Mintchev

Giusti

et al. 2019

Journal of Field Robotics

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Robotic technologies, whether they are remotely operated vehicles, autonomous agents, assistive devices, or novel control interfaces, offer many promising capabilities for deployment in real-world environments. Postdisaster scenarios are a particularly relevant target for applying such technologies, due to the challenging conditions faced by rescue workers and the possibility to increase their efficacy while decreasing the risks they face. However, field-deployable technologies for rescue work have requirements for robustness, speed, versatility, and ease of use that may not be matched by the state of the art in robotics research. This paper aims to survey How to cite this article: Delmerico J, Mintchev S, Giusti A, et al. The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics.

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The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

Delmerico

Mintchev

Giusti

et al. 2019

Journal of Field Robotics

263

124

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“…For example, the RoboCupRescue Robot League competition [7] has seen robots with a wide variety of solutions to the problem of situational awareness for many years [6]. The benefits of a high overhead view in particular, have been well documented, including the first author's past work [1].…”

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“…Examples include narrow doorways, passageways and cluttered environments. Based on our prior work [1], [7], we identified surrounding-area situational awareness as a clear deficiency in operating robots such as tEODor to perform tasks in these categories.…”

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Human-system interaction for bomb squad applications: Preliminary experiments with low cost cameras in real world deployment

Sheh

Mees²

2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR)

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A sufficient level of situational awareness is crucial in the operation of remote, teleoperated robots to fulfil a mission. While much work has been done in user interfaces, camera systems and so-on to improve situational awareness, it is an unfortunate fact that few of these developments have filtered down into operational use. In this paper, we describe our preliminary work on improving situational awareness provided to the operator of a tEODor Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot. We focus on the effect of adding low cost wide angle cameras to an existing, deployed robotic platform and the result of experiments as to effective placement of the cameras within the existing robot system. Unique to our work is the fact that these improvements have been used operationally and found to improve mission performance.

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“…Nevertheless, recent studies have revealed that equipping robots with sensors makes them more effective in search and rescue missions. According to Sheh et al [13], such robots can acquire relevant information from the affected region and relay them back to rescuers through a reliable communication system. Through this way, the rescuers become fully aware of the prevailing situation in the zone and consequently take the relevant precautions.…”

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Challenges for Novice Developers in Rough Terrain Rescue Robots: A Survey on Motion Control Systems

Pillai

Suthakorn

2019

Journal of Control Science and Engineering

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Several researchers have revealed the huge potentials of rescue robots in disaster zones. In addition to searching for victims, these intelligent machines are also effective in obtaining useful information from the zones. These functions help to optimize the search and rescue missions. However, the fact that rescue robots have to operate in risky and dangerous environments necessitates the need for such machines to have an efficient motion control system, which can help them to operate autonomously or with minimal human control. This paper reviews the use of reliable controllers in enhancing the sensing capabilities of rescue robots. Huge potential of sensorless sensing method in the rescue robots are highlighted. It is shown that the use of sensorless sensing method enables developer to create simple and cheaper robots for various complex situations. Thus, it is imperative to conduct further studies on how to optimize the operations of robots that lack sensors.

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Advancing the State of Urban Search and Rescue Robotics Through the RoboCupRescue Robot League Competition

Cited by 18 publications

References 5 publications

The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

Human-system interaction for bomb squad applications: Preliminary experiments with low cost cameras in real world deployment

Challenges for Novice Developers in Rough Terrain Rescue Robots: A Survey on Motion Control Systems

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