CAT 360 — Canine augmented technology 360-degree video system

Ferworn, Alexander; Waismark, Ben; Scanlan, Mike

doi:10.1109/ssrr.2015.7443003

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“…Besides emergency/disaster planning, 360° technologies can be very useful also in post-disaster situations, which are difficult and unsafe to access, so it can be very challenging to survey the damages due to disaster or to look for any possible survivors (Ferworn et al 2015). These advance tools can be incorporated in infrastructure rebuilding, especially after a natural disaster.…”

Section: • Emergency Planning and Managementmentioning

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A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

Shinde,

Lee,

Kiper

et al. 2023

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While the advancement of visualization technologies—virtual-reality, augmented-reality, mixed-reality, and extended reality—has long produced opportunities to create more realistic simulated environments to provoke and study natural human behavior, recent interest in applying 360° panoramic visualizations has been increasing across several disciplines due to these technologies’ lower costs, higher presence, and greater immersive-ness. However, the variety of applications of 360° panoramas (both images and videos) is limited in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) domain compared to other domains. This paper systematically presents an in-depth understanding of 360° panorama research trends and reveals the challenges and opportunities for future research in the AEC area. In particular, this systematic review analyzed eighty studies across two decades (2000-2022) to consider 360° panoramas’ application areas, methodologies, potential benefits, challenges, best practices, and future research directions for both AEC and non-AEC domains. Several prevalent application domains in AEC—namely architectural studies, construction education and training, construction visualization and progress monitoring, and cognitive analysis and human behavior in the construction industry—were identified. This paper indicates that 360° panoramas provide a higher sense of presence than conventional simulation methods (e.g., virtual reality). Moreover, pairing 360° panorama technologies with a head-mounted display significantly increases immersion when compared with other display options. Lastly, limitations of 360° panoramas, such as cybersickness and technical properties, are discussed. This paper is expected to shed light on the potential of these state-of-the-art technologies in the AEC domain, which can serve both academia and industry.

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Section: • Emergency Planning and Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

Shinde,

Lee,

Kiper

et al. 2023

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“…The “quadrupeds” that are deployed most often in rescue scenarios are trained dogs, whose capabilities complement those of human rescuers. Some recent efforts have equipped these working dogs with a sensor payload of cameras (Ferworn, Waismark, & Scanlan, ) as well as inertial measurement units, GPS receivers, and chemical sensors (Bozkurt et al, ). By augmenting SAR dogs with such mobile technology, rescuers can leverage the advantages of ground‐based mobile robots as well as the capabilities of trained working dogs (e.g., cognitive abilities, acute visual, auditory, and olfactory sensing, and ability to overcome obstacles and maneuver through small spaces) to enable robust remote sensing.…”

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The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

Delmerico

Mintchev

Giusti

et al. 2019

Journal of Field Robotics

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Robotic technologies, whether they are remotely operated vehicles, autonomous agents, assistive devices, or novel control interfaces, offer many promising capabilities for deployment in real-world environments. Postdisaster scenarios are a particularly relevant target for applying such technologies, due to the challenging conditions faced by rescue workers and the possibility to increase their efficacy while decreasing the risks they face. However, field-deployable technologies for rescue work have requirements for robustness, speed, versatility, and ease of use that may not be matched by the state of the art in robotics research. This paper aims to survey How to cite this article: Delmerico J, Mintchev S, Giusti A, et al. The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics.

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“…Attempts to collect information on disaster sites using dogs equipped with sensors, such as cameras, have been reported in Ferworn et al (2006) and Ferworn (2009). A recent study proposed a system that facilitates understanding of the state of a damaged building, using imagery from a pair of cameras attached to the sides of the dog (Ferworn, Waismark, & Scanlan, 2015). Bozkurt et al (2014) too used a dog-mounted camera to facilitate understanding of disaster situations and for prediction of dog behaviour.…”

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An image recognition system aimed at search activities using cyber search and rescue dogs

Arnold

Ohno

Hamada

et al. 2018

Journal of Field Robotics

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Disaster response presents major challenges for robotics and computer vision alike. The Cyber‐Enhanced Canine Suit is a suit equipped with a camera, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and various other sensors, to be worn by search and rescue (SAR) dogs for the purpose of enhancing SAR dog operations. This paper presents an image recognition system for use in disaster scenarios and its integration with the Cyber‐Enhanced Canine Suit platform. The system’s intended use is to spot personal items of missing individuals or other visual clues in video streams from various disaster response platforms. The system facilitates quick learning of targets from limited data and makes providing that data quick and easy. It also provides backtrack recognition functionality, to rapidly find novel targets in the seen footage. We evaluated the recognition system on footage gathered in the field, obtaining promising results. Integrated with the Cyber‐Enhanced Canine Suit, the system can automatically plot detections of search targets onto a map display, to provide operators with a quick overview of what was seen where.

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CAT 360 — Canine augmented technology 360-degree video system

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

The current state and future outlook of rescue robotics

An image recognition system aimed at search activities using cyber search and rescue dogs

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