Unmanned Maritime Systems for Search and Rescue

Matos, Aníbal; Silva, Eduardo; Almeida, J.; Martins, Alfredo; HugoFerreira,; Ferreira, Bruno M.; Alves, José Carlos; Dias, André; Fioravanti, Stefano; Bertin, Daniele; Lobo, Victor

doi:10.5772/intechopen.69492

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“…Maritime SAR operations often involve both surface and underwater robots, with support UAVs. Descriptions of different surface robots offering an overview of existing solutions are available in [47] and [48]. Some particularities of maritime SAR robots include the use of seafloor pressure sensors, seismometers, and hydrophone for the detection of tsunamis and earthquakes, or sensors for measuring meteorological variables and water conditions (e.g., temperature, salinity, depth, pH balance and concentrations of different chemicals).…”

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“…The combination of USVs and UUVs has also been widely studied, with or without UAVs. Some of the most prominent examples in this direction come from the euRathlon competition and include solutions from the ICARUS project [48]. The surface robot was first utilized to perform an autonomous assessment, mapping and survey of the area, identifying points of interest.…”

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Collaborative Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: Planning, Coordination, Perception, and Active Vision

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Search and rescue (SAR) operations can take significant advantage from supporting autonomous or teleoperated robots and multi-robot systems. These can aid in mapping and situational assessment, monitoring and surveillance, establishing communication networks, or searching for victims. This paper provides a review of multi-robot systems supporting SAR operations, with system-level considerations and focusing on the algorithmic perspectives for multi-robot coordination and perception. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first survey paper to cover (i) heterogeneous SAR robots in different environments, (ii) active perception in multi-robot systems, while (iii) giving two complementary points of view from the multi-agent perception and control perspectives. We also discuss the most significant open research questions: shared autonomy, sim-to-real transferability of existing methods, awareness of victims' conditions, coordination and interoperability in heterogeneous multi-robot systems, and active perception. The different topics in the survey are put in the context of the different challenges and constraints that various types of robots (ground, aerial, surface, or underwater) encounter in different SAR environments (maritime, urban, wilderness, or other post-disaster scenarios). The objective of this survey is to serve as an entry point to the various aspects of multi-robot SAR systems to researchers in both the machine learning and control fields by giving a global overview of the main approaches being taken in the SAR robotics area.

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Collaborative Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: Planning, Coordination, Perception, and Active Vision

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“…Lack of proper protocols puts additional pressure on the operation and maintenance of these multivehicle systems. e authors mainly emphasized achieving robot interoperability, enabling robots to work with full energy to perform the assigned operations [27][28][29]. e task described is to develop a diverse fleet with a unified and seamless integrated group of autonomous air, land, and marine vehicles.…”

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A Comprehensive Review on Design of Autonomous Robotic Boat for Rescue Applications

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Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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New technologies are advancing and emerging day by day to improve the safety of humans by making use of various autonomous technologies. The continuous utilization of autonomous vehicles/systems in search and rescue (SAR) operations is a challenging research area particularly for marine-based activities. A comprehensive systematic literature review (SLR) providing an overview of improvisations that have been done in the field of autonomous technologies for search and rescue operation over the last five years has been compiled in this paper. A methodology for using autonomous vehicles in water for SAR operations has been incorporated and demonstrated. The focus of this study is to look at the various techniques and address different challenges faced for human beings’ safety during rescue operation. The comparison of results achieved for various technologies and algorithms is highlighted in this paper. This literature survey proves to be a good source of information for fellow researchers to precisely analyze the study results.

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“…Later in 2016, a third UCAP was designed [204,205] with slightly larger dimensions, incorporating features from the previous two designs. However, a comparison with previous versions of the UCAP is not provided.…”

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“…The ICARUS project stands out as the leading initiative focusing on SAR in marine environments [205]. Notwithstanding, ICARUS’ resources encompass robust unmanned systems designed for air, land, and water SAR operations, and training exercises tested its operational validation, involving different scenarios such as shipwrecks, where a team of robots presented effective results while detecting and helping people on the water [201].…”

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A Survey on Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Disaster Robotics: Main Challenges and Directions

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Granada

Maidana

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Sensors

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Disaster robotics has become a research area in its own right, with several reported cases of successful robot deployment in actual disaster scenarios. Most of these disaster deployments use aerial, ground, or underwater robotic platforms. However, the research involving autonomous boats or Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for Disaster Management (DM) is currently spread across several publications, with varying degrees of depth, and focusing on more than one unmanned vehicle—usually under the umbrella of Unmanned Marine Vessels (UMV). Therefore, the current importance of USVs for the DM process in its different phases is not clear. This paper presents the first comprehensive survey about the applications and roles of USVs for DM, as far as we know. This work demonstrates that there are few current deployments in disaster scenarios, with most of the research in the area focusing on the technological aspects of USV hardware and software, such as Guidance Navigation and Control, and not focusing on their actual importance for DM. Finally, to guide future research, this paper also summarizes our own contributions, the lessons learned, guidelines, and research gaps.

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Unmanned Maritime Systems for Search and Rescue

Cited by 13 publications

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Collaborative Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: Planning, Coordination, Perception, and Active Vision

Collaborative Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: Planning, Coordination, Perception, and Active Vision

A Comprehensive Review on Design of Autonomous Robotic Boat for Rescue Applications

A Survey on Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Disaster Robotics: Main Challenges and Directions

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