SLAM for robotic assistance to fire-fighting services

Sid Ahmed Berrabah, Yvan Baudoin, Hichem Sahli

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Abstract

In the event of an emergency, due to a fire or other crisis, a necessary but time consuming pre-requisite, that could delay the real rescue operation, is to establish whether the ground can be entered safely by human emergency workers. The objective of the VIEW-FINDER project is to develop robots which have the primary task of gathering data. The robots are equipped with sensors that detect the presence of chemicals and, in parallel, image data is collected and forwarded to an advanced base station. One of the problems tackled in this project is the robot navigation. The used robot for the outdoor scenario is equipped with a set of sensors: camera, GPS, inertial navigation system (INS), wheel encoders, and ultrasounds sensors. The robot uses a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) approach to combine data from different sensors for an accurate positioning. The paper gives an overview on the proposed algorithm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2010
Pages362-367
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event2010 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2010 - Jinan, China
Duration: 7 Jul 20109 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA)

Conference

Conference2010 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityJinan
Period7/07/109/07/10

Keywords

  • Mobile robots
  • Risky intervention
  • VIEW-FINDER Project
  • Visual simultaneous localization and mapping

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