Teodor: A semi-autonomous search and rescue and demining robot

Geert de Cubber, Haris Balta, Claude Lietart

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a ground robotic system which is developed to deal with rough outdoor conditions. The platform is to be used as an environmental monitoring robot for 2 main application areas: 1) Humanitarian demining: The vehicle is equipped with a specialized multichannel metal detector array. An unmanned aerial system supports it for locating suspected locations of mines, which can then be confirmed by the ground vehicle. 2) Search and rescue: The vehicle is equipped with human victim detection sensors and a 3D camera enabling it to assess the traversability of the terrain in front of the robot in order to be able to navigate autonomously. This paper discusses both the mechanical design of these platforms as the autonomous perception capabilities on board of these vehicles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering I
EditorsAristotel Popescu, Ioan Doroftei, Cezar Oprisan
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages599-605
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9783038352716
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event6th International Conference on Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering, ACME 2014 - Iasi, Romania
Duration: 12 Jun 201413 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume658
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering, ACME 2014
Country/TerritoryRomania
CityIasi
Period12/06/1413/06/14

Keywords

  • Environment monitoring and Perception
  • Humanitarian demining
  • Mechanical design
  • Robotics
  • Search and rescue

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