NDLI: A strategy for improving observability with mobile robots

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Drenner, A. Janssen, M. Papanikolopoulos, N.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55455, USA (Drenner, A.; Janssen, M.; Papanikolopoulos, N.)
Abstract	Many surveillance and reconnaissance tasks make use of multi-cameras in order to ensure that a particular mission is accomplished. These networks of cameras are useful as they can reduce the cost of human observers, are continuously observant (unlike humans who may fall asleep on the job), and can be implemented for a fairly low cost. However, in many scenarios, it does not make sense or may not be possible to have a fixed camera installation because the surveillance may only be needed for a short duration or it may take too long to do a proper install and observation is needed now. In terms of short terms and immediacy, mobile robots acting as a camera network provide an interesting middle ground. They can be deployed quickly to cover immediate needs, and they can be packed up and moved to another area if needs change. However, as the duration of the mission in which they are used increases, the robotic team will run out of power. This paper addresses some of the issues with keeping a surveillance team active while their batteries drain. Multiple task-reallocation methods are used in conjunction with an analysis of the effects of fixed vs mobile docking stations. Simulations were run requiring the team to provide camera coverage of a group of mobile “pedestrians” moving dynamically through a scene and the results are presented.
Starting Page	420
Ending Page	425
File Size	1630379
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424450381
ISSN	10504729
DOI	10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509198
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-05-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Observability Mobile robots Cameras Surveillance Robot vision systems Costs Humans Reconnaissance Batteries Layout
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Artificial Intelligence Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Software

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