PROBLEMS OF USING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN EARTHQUAKE RESCUE OPERATIONS

A.V. Nazarova
PhD in Technical Sciences, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), Associate Professor, 5-1, 2-ya Baumanskaya ul., Moscow, 105005, Russia, tel.: +7(915)068-68-46, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Meixin Zhai
BMSTU, Postgraduate Student, 5-1, 2-ya Baumanskaya ul., Moscow, 105005, Russia, tel.: +7(926)425-15-87, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Received 4 July 2018

Abstract
The issues of mitigation of the consequences of natural disasters, process of victims' search and rescue are considered. By the example of earthquakes in recent years, the real actions of groups of rescuers to search and help the victims, especially in the first hours after the disaster, were analyzed. Examples of the use of robots and unmanned vehicles in the past rescue operations are given. The tasks for further research related to the formation of rescue robot collectives and the organization of their control systems, taking into account specific characteristics of disasters, were stated.

Key words
Search and rescue operations, earthquake, robots, UAV, UGV, USV, UUV.

https://doi.org/10.31776/RTCJ.6303 

Bibliographic description
Nazarova, A. and Zhai, M. (2018). Problems of using robotic systems in earthquake rescue operations. Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, 3(20), pp.31-38.

UDC identifier:
681.51

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