TY - GEN
T1 - Field test for verifying the capability of two high-powered hydraulic small robots for rescue operations
AU - Mori, Mayuko
AU - Tanaka, Junichi
AU - Suzumori, Koichi
AU - Kanda, Takefumi
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - We developed rescue robots and tools that are driven by hydraulic actuators. They are small-sized, have simple mechanisms, and are suitable for heavy-duty rescue operations. This report shows the results of field tests carried out to verify the possibility of the two rescue robots we developed; we named them the Jack Robot and the Cutter Robot. We classified disaster situations into three categories: collapsed house cases, collapsed building rubble cases, and traffic accidents. We used the two robots in test situations that simulated these three disaster scenarios. As part of the experimental results, we found that there is a great potential for the use of these high-powered small rescue robots in disaster areas.
AB - We developed rescue robots and tools that are driven by hydraulic actuators. They are small-sized, have simple mechanisms, and are suitable for heavy-duty rescue operations. This report shows the results of field tests carried out to verify the possibility of the two rescue robots we developed; we named them the Jack Robot and the Cutter Robot. We classified disaster situations into three categories: collapsed house cases, collapsed building rubble cases, and traffic accidents. We used the two robots in test situations that simulated these three disaster scenarios. As part of the experimental results, we found that there is a great potential for the use of these high-powered small rescue robots in disaster areas.
KW - Cutter robot
KW - Field test
KW - High-powered rescue robot
KW - Hydraulic actuators
KW - Jack robot
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U2 - 10.1109/IROS.2006.282592
DO - 10.1109/IROS.2006.282592
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34250647770
SN - 142440259X
SN - 9781424402595
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
SP - 3492
EP - 3497
BT - 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2006
T2 - 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2006
Y2 - 9 October 2006 through 15 October 2006
ER -