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ROBOCUP
2004
Springer
127views Robotics» more  ROBOCUP 2004»
13 years 10 months ago
A Novel Search Strategy for Autonomous Search and Rescue Robots
In this work, a novel search strategy for autonomous search and rescue robots, that is highly suitable for the environments when the aid of human rescuers or search dogs is complet...
Sanem Sariel, H. Levent Akin
ATAL
2010
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
UAV swarm coordination using cooperative control for establishing a wireless communications backbone
In this paper, we present a mechanism to fly a swarm of UAVs with the aim of establishing a wireless backbone over a pre-specified area. The backbone is aimed at connecting interm...
Achudhan Sivakumar, Colin Keng-Yan Tan
VTC
2008
IEEE
110views Communications» more  VTC 2008»
13 years 12 months ago
Performance Evaluation of Satellite-Based Search and Rescue Services: Galileo vs. Cospas-Sarsat
—The European satellite navigation system Galileo is a highly promising technology with communication capabilities providing an enhanced Search-and-Rescue (SAR) service in combin...
Andreas Lewandowski, Brian Niehoefer, Christian Wi...
FSR
2003
Springer
251views Robotics» more  FSR 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Distributed Search and Rescue with Robot and Sensor Teams
We develop a network of distributed mobile sensor systems as a solution to the emergency response problem. The mobile sensors are inside a building and they form a connected ad-ho...
George Kantor, Sanjiv Singh, Ronald A. Peterson, D...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
146views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
13 years 10 months ago
Dispersion behaviors for a team of multiple miniature robots
To safely and efficiently guide search and rescue operations in disaster areas, gathering of relevant information such as the locations of victims, must occur swiftly. Using the c...
Janice L. Pearce, Paul E. Rybski, Sascha Stoeter, ...