Intelligence Search and Rescue Robots Introductions and overview of the system Intelligence Search and Rescue Robots is a domain where robots can make difference for assisting the rescuers covers a large part of the robotic and artificial intelligence research themes. For example, robots may be able to enter disaster sites which are too difficult or too dangerous for humans to get into. Once there, robots can gather information about the situation, providing human operators with video feeds, maps, and sensor data. Using this information, humans might be able to make a better situation assessment, to aid emergency management. The design of systems that are suitable for this type of applications involves different research areas, from mechanical design and sensors interpretation to perception, decision making, mapping, path-planning and victim detection. The great losses in lives caused by such tragedies have demonstrated the need for the development of robotic aids to assist rescue workers in such time-critical and life risking undertakings .Urban disaster environments have been known to be very difficult to access by rescue workers of Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) missions due to the potential presence of asbestos, dust, poisonous gases, hazardous materials, radiation or extreme temperatures. Rescue robots provide a promising solution to assist rescue workers in terms of: Reducing personal risk to workers and rescue dogs by entering unstable structures. Increasing speeds of response by penetrating ordinarily inaccessible voids. Through the use of multiple cameras and sensor fusion in order to extend the reach of rescue workers to regions that are otherwise inaccessible. Techniques or methodologies employed in the system... ... middle of paper ... ...irs and navigate over uneven terrain. Others have focused on the development of high-level semi-autonomous control strategies that enable sharing of exploration and victim identification tasks between a rescue robot and an operator to minimize operator workload. Teamwork is a crucial component of rescue robot deployment, whether it is human-robot cooperation or multi-robot coordination. Furthermore, real-time task allocations techniques are needed, to distribute tasks to rescue robots in a team in order to have multiple robots work effectively together to achieve the rescue tasks at hand. The development and incorporation of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms will also allow a single robot, robot teams and human-robot teams to develop 3D maps of USAR scenes in order to locate victims within these cluttered environments. References
The key to effective Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) is preparation. A large part of that preparation is the ARFF apparatus, which are the vehicles they use in order to respond swiftly and effectively to crashes of varying magnitudes. Airports are required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to keep ARFF apparatus’ in working order as well as to have a certain amount within specific classes in correlation with the size of the airport and the size of aircraft that the airport operates with. A further analysis will identify the specifics of these perimeters as well as some of the various types of ARFF apparatus’ and the support equipment that compliments them in the effort to save lives and extinguish aircraft fires.
Strong teams with great teamwork have the key to success and can accomplish anything. In the article “La Vida Robot” by Joshua Davis, tells about how a team of 4 mexican immigrants were able to work together to beat a team from the top technology school in America. The biography Steve Jobs, tells the quest two men had to take to create one of the top electronics companies worldwide. In both readings, Davis and Isaacson show that a strong team needs a good leader who can change the outcome of how a team works together.
Emergency services face vast difficulties in the operations field when handling emergency situations, whether it comes from handling a minor accident to a catastrophic catastrophy. Many of the difficulties do not come from the actual incident, but instead they arise from forming a rescue team containing different agencies and people. For the benefit off all individuals participating, it is imperative that there be a unified command structure in place to effectively coordinate and oversee the tasks that need to be accomplished. The need of a unified command was seen from the hardships faced in incidents, bringing forth the development of the Incident Command System that was designed to be used in an array of conditions, to bring all individuals to a common ground. FEMA (n.d) stated “The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management approach…”
There are five different mission sets that the teams work in. They are Emergency Response, Remediation and Restoration, Technical Escort of materials, Technical Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear support to COCOMs and Homeland Security. Emergency Response is one of the primary m...
Today, many robots are made to not only help humans in everyday tasks like cleaning and assisting people in jobs, but to plug oil spills, do what astronauts cannot do in space, fight alongside soldiers in the army, and more. Although robots do many things, the most common is rescuing people in severe danger. The Miner-Bot 1.0 was designed to save those who are trapped in collapsed parts of mine shafts. This could save those thousands of people who die in mining accidents every year, helping the world in social, political, and economical aspects.
As robots have become more of a reality and less of movie magic, (see Brian Gair’s robotics essay) they have been put to the test in many ways. Recently, the United States military has been funding companies to develop unmanned drones and unmanned vehicles that can travel to places we can’t, or don’t want to, go. They even have exoskeletons they allow soldiers to carry more without the added stress. Many companies, even ones you wouldn’t expect, are making these military robots. iRobot, the company known for its autonomous vacuum, makes four remote controlled vehicles used for situational awareness, bomb control, hazmat operations, and many other things. Boeing is working on unmanned helicopters and recon planes. Even the British Army is developing
Robots have been widely viewed and seen as “the future.” Although they can definitely have their downfalls, robots can change the world as we know it. Providing care for the elderly and sick is just one possibility. Imagining a world filled with robots can be scary, but realizing the potential that can come with that is exciting. Even though it may not happen in the near-by future, robots will make a prominent entrance. We, as the people, have to decide what we want for the future
It seems that the advances of today are moving far more rapidly than people have ever thought about. The only question is that how much farther can we go in the advancement of computer technology to support people. One of the ways to support people is in the area of Firefighting. In this field the firemen with help of computers is allowed to help civilians when they are in need. The job of now is becoming a little safer to do because of newly advances by computers in the firefighting field. Three important ways computers have contributed is in the ways firemen can refine their own personal knowledge of the job, personal protective equipment (PPE), and one of the tools invented to locate people.
Past experiences can lead to prejudiced thoughts. What is needed is a system that is as unbiased as possible. This essay will be analyzing whether or not autonomous robotic systems should be utilized in police and military forces. The lenses of police officers, researchers and members of the military will be used. All facets of this report will have a focus on prevention of unwarranted harm because the jobs of members of the United States Military and Police Forces are to protect as many people as
Disastrous nature such as earthquake, flooding, or tornados gives a big impact to the affected area. These kinds of catastrophe cause another disaster such a landslide or collapsed building that may claim many lives. During this critical situation, people especially police, fire department are deployed in search and rescue mission to save countless life and of course under the circumstance their well being are put on high risk and expose to danger. Hence, the robot are build to replace human when it comes to difficult task and involving in critical situation neither human or tools can do. They are variety types of robot are build to do the different tasks depends on their specialty. For example the search and rescue (SAR) robot are designed to assist human to search and rescue victims in urban disaster. According to Burion (2004) this autonomous robot must be able to helps rescuers to determine the location, condition of the victims by having the different sensor ability to operate under condition with many unknown parameter. SAR robot can be either semi-au...
Social media has become both popular and crucial in crisis and emergency communications. Responders are not only communicating to their public through social media outlets, the public is communicating with each other, and with responders. Individuals are able to provide important information on disaster impacts, including location and imagery, using nothing more than a smartphone equipped with a camera and GPS locator. One particular technology from Ushahidi offers an interesting way for responders and affected individuals to communicate with one another in the course of a disaster response. The Ushahidi BRCK offers an application of technology that, while not originally designed for use in the emergency management field, has an application in the response to a disaster. This and other technologies contribute to the ever changing way responders and individuals communicate.
The demand for healthcare services have been growing at a higher rate compared to the increase in the number of medical professionals. The mentioned trend is expected to push up the demand of health care robots as hospitals look for alternative ways to ensure that the delivery of medical care services is not undermined by a shortage of m...
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In case of emergencies, robots could reduce the percentage of fatal damages that occurs through these cases. In fact, humans’ lives are much valuable and precious rather than robots, in which societies could use robots to scarify through the dangerous situation for the sake of rescuing people. In addition, dangerous situations such as firefighting or earthquake require much effort, precision, and scarifying in the evacuation process. Furthermore, a beneficial feature that could help robots to coexist through the risky situations easily and preform the rescuing mission perfectly is that robots do not have feelings or emotions. According to Bruemmer (2006), robots do not have the ability to realize or notify any aspect that people do not programmed them to do. In other words, robots are merely machines that cannot feel or recognize what surrounding them without a sophisticated program done by humans. Therefore, as robots do not have the ability of feeling or knowing they could go through inhumane conditions for saving people. Moreover, robots have various capabilities that make them unique enable them to do heavy duties and bear more serio...