Search and rescue with serpentine robots

Howie M. Choset; Douglas Hull; Jonathan E. Luntz; Ellie Shammas; Tarek Rached; Christina C. Dent

doi:10.1117/12.391639

10 July 2000 Search and rescue with serpentine robots

Howie M. Choset, Douglas Hull, Jonathan E. Luntz, Ellie Shammas, Tarek Rached, Christina C. Dent

Proceedings Volume 4024, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391639
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Serpentine robots offer advantages over traditional mobile robots and robot arms because they have enhanced flexibility and reachability; especially in convoluted environments. These mechanisms are especially well suited for search and rescue operations where making contact with surviving victims trapped in a collapsed building is essential. The same flexibility that makes serpentine robots incredibly useful also makes them difficult to design and control. This paper will describe the current status of serpentine robot design and path planning underway in our research group and point towards future directions of research.

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Howie M. Choset, Douglas Hull, Jonathan E. Luntz, Ellie Shammas, Tarek Rached, and Christina C. Dent "Search and rescue with serpentine robots", Proc. SPIE 4024, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology II, (10 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391639

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