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Low Cost Micro Exploration Robots for Search and Rescue in Rough Terrain
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jean-Sébastien, Steven Dubowsky |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This paper presents a new concept for search and rescue missions, based on the deployment of a large number of small spherical mobile robots (“microbots”). The concept allows the search for human presence and biological or chemical agents in hard-to-reach places such as collapsed building rubble or caves. A large number (i.e. hundreds or even thousands) of cm-scale, sub-kilogram microbots are deposited over a search site. By using hopping, bouncing, and rolling, they would filter down to search subterranean spaces. The microbots would be powered by high energy-density fuel cells combined with dielectric elastomer actuators. They would be equipped with suites of miniaturized imagers and chemical detection sensors to conduct in situ assessment of biological or chemical presence. Multiple microbots would coordinate to share information and establish a local wireless communication network. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://robots.mit.edu/publications/261-270/261%20Search%20and%20Rescue%20Balls/USA-14%20EU%20SSRR2006%20Revised.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
