Discrete-time control systems (2nd ed.)
Discrete-time control systems (2nd ed.)
Techniques for Autonomous, Off-Road Navigation
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Evaluating the Quality of Open Source Software
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
Development of a practical landmine searching robot
RA '07 Proceedings of the 13th IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications
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Landmines can deprive whole areas of valuable resources, and continue to kill and cause injuries years after the end of armed conflicts. Armored vehicles are used for mine clearance, but with limited reliability. The final inspection of minefields is still performed by human deminers exposed to potentially fatal accidents. The aim of this research is to introduce automation as a way to improve the final level of humanitarian demining. This paper addresses mobility and manipulation, while sensing, communication and visualization shall be discussed in detail in a subsequent paper. After analyzing the merits and limitations of previous works, a new approach to tele-operated demining is considered, using off-road buggies equipped with combustion engines, and taking into account actual field requirements. Control of the automated buggies on rough terrain is also discussed, as well as the development of a new weight-balanced manipulator for landmine clearance operations.