Sustainable robots for humanitarian demining

被引：0
作者：
Santana, Pedro F. [1 ]
Barata, José [2 ]
Correia, Luís [3 ]
机构：
[1] IntRoSys, S.A.
[2] Electrical Engineering Department, New University of Lisbon
[3] LabMAg, University of Lisbon
来源：
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems | 2007年 / 4卷 / 02期
关键词：
Biologically inspired robots; Humanitarian demining; Mobile robots; Morphological computation; Multi-agent systems;
D O I：
10.5772/5695
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摘要：
This paper proposes a roadmap for the application of advanced technology (in particular robotics) for the humanitarian demining domain. Based on this roadmap, a portable demining kit to handle urgent situations in remote locations is described. A low-cost four-wheel steering robot with a biologically inspired locomotion control is the base of the kit. On going research on a method for all-terrain piloting, under the morphological computation paradigm is also introduced, along with the behavioural architecture underlying it, the Survival Kit. A multi-agent architecture, the DSAAR architecture, is also proposed as a way of promoting short time-to-market and soft integration of different robots in a given mission. A common denominator for all developments is the quest for sustainability with respect to (re-)engineering and maintainability effort, as well as economical and ecological impact. Failing to cope with these requirements greatly reduces the applicability of a given technology to the humanitarian demining domain. Finally it is concluded that biologically inspired design fits considerably well to support a sustainable demining paradigm.
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页码：207 / 218
页数：11
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