Mobile robots in mine rescue and recovery

Murphy, Robin R.; Kravitz, Jeffery H.; Stover, Sam; Shoureshi, R.

doi:10.1109/mra.2009.932521

Cited by 220 publications

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“…A network of wireless repeater stations was indicated as a viable extension to mine mapping robots. A similar conclusion was drawn by Murphy et al [20], which applied tethered robots in mine rescue and recovery operations. First steps towards such a wireless solution were taken by Weiss et al [21], which developed a statistical model for the radio range between networked robots deployed in an underground mine.…”

Section: Underground Miningsupporting

confidence: 82%

Adoption of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networking Protocols by Networked Robots

Vandenberghe

Moerman

Demeester

2012

Wireless Pers Commun

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This paper focuses on the utilization of wireless networking in the robotics domain. Many researchers have already equipped their robots with wireless communication capabilities, stimulated by the observation that multi-robot systems tend to have several advantages over their single-robot counterparts. Typically, this integration of wireless communication is tackled in a quite pragmatic manner, only a few authors presented novel Robotic Ad Hoc Network (RANET) protocols that were designed specifically with robotic use cases in mind. This is in sharp contrast with the domain of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET). This observation is the starting point of this paper. If the results of previous efforts focusing on VANET protocols could be reused in the RANET domain, this could lead to rapid progress in the field of networked robots. To investigate this possibility, this paper provides a thorough overview of the related work in the domain of robotic and vehicular ad hoc networks. Based on this information, an exhaustive list of requirements is defined for both types. It is concluded that the most significant difference lies in the fact that VANET protocols are oriented towards low throughput messaging, while RANET protocols have to support high throughput media streaming as well. Although not always with equal importance, all other defined requirements are valid for both protocols. This leads to the conclusion that cross-fertilization between them is an appealing approach for future RANET research. To support such developments, this paper concludes with the definition of an appropriate working plan.

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Section: Underground Miningsupporting

confidence: 82%

Adoption of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networking Protocols by Networked Robots

Vandenberghe

Moerman

Demeester

2012

Wireless Pers Commun

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“…Second, government officials, fire rescue teams, and vulnerable industries, such as the nuclear industry at Fukushima (but also the mining industry internationally [4]), are not sufficiently aware of robots and how they can assist with response and recovery operations. The city of Minamisanriku used ROVs to reopen New Port in time for the salmon fishing season only because IRS professors contacted city officials directly.…”

Section: Observationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The primary data has come from research-oriented groups such as CRASAR, IRS, the NifTi project [6], and DLR [7]. Sometimes an agency has data on the use of robots but no means of analyzing it, such as with the US Mine Safety and Health Administration without academic help [4]. In either case, data has to be collected, made available, analyzed, and the results disseminated in order to benefit the emergency and robotics communities.…”

Section: Lack Of Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

International Cooperation in Deploying Robots for Disasters: Lessons for the Future from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Murphy

2014

JRSJ

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“…Much literature exists for radio signal propagation in tunnel environments [5,6,[28][29][30]. Experimental studies on radio propagation characteristics in tunnel-like environments date back to 1975; Emslie et al [31], focus on the path loss of radio signal at frequencies in the range of 0.2 to 4GHz along a tunnel, and from one tunnel to another around a corner.…”

Section: Radio Signal Propagation In Tunnel Environmentsmentioning

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Experimental Investigation of Radio Signal Propagation in Scientific Facilities for Telerobotic Applications

Parasuraman

Kershaw

Ferré

2013

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

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Understanding the radio signal transmission characteristics in the environment where the telerobotic application is sought is a key part of achieving a reliable wireless communication link between a telerobot and a control station. In this paper, wireless communication requirements and a case study of a typical telerobotic application in an underground facility at CERN are presented. Then, the theoretical and experimental characteristics of radio propagation are investigated with respect to time, distance, location and surrounding objects. Based on analysis of the experimental findings, we show how a commercial wireless system, such as Wi-Fi, can be made suitable for a case study application at CERN.

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Mobile robots in mine rescue and recovery

Cited by 220 publications

References 38 publications

Adoption of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networking Protocols by Networked Robots

Adoption of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networking Protocols by Networked Robots

International Cooperation in Deploying Robots for Disasters: Lessons for the Future from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Experimental Investigation of Radio Signal Propagation in Scientific Facilities for Telerobotic Applications

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