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ImPACT-TRC Thin Serpentine Robot Platform for Urban Search and Rescue

Authors :
Hiroshi G. Okuno
Hikaru Nagano
Katsutoshi Itoyama
Satoshi Tadokoro
Masashi Konyo
Takayuki Okatani
Kanta Shimizu
Yu Yamauchi
Yuichi Ambe
Yoshiaki Bando
Eisuke Ito
Source :
Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics ISBN: 9783030053208, Disaster Robotics
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2019.

Abstract

The Active Scope Camera has self-propelled mobility with a ciliary vibration drive mechanism for inspection tasks in narrow spaces but still lacks necessary mobility and sensing capabilities for search and rescue activities. The ImPACT-TRC program aims to improve the mobility of ASC drastically by applying a new air-jet actuation system to float ASC in the air and integrate multiple sensing systems, such as vision, auditory and tactile sensing functions, to enhance the searching ability. This paper reports an overview of the air-floating-type Active Scope Camera integrated with multiple sensory functions as a thin serpentine robot platform.

Details

ISBN :
978-3-030-05320-8
ISBNs :
9783030053208
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics ISBN: 9783030053208, Disaster Robotics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a6fc77e0c460ea9c213478cc6fc73af8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05321-5_2