Utilization of Robot Technology for Earthquake, Storm, and Flood Problems in the Tokai Region
Author(s) -
Masayuki OKUGAWA
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.2014.p0454
Subject(s) - flood myth , storm , port (circuit theory) , geography , engineering , meteorology , civil engineering , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , electrical engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology
Evacuation support systemThis paper reports on the characteristics of disaster problems in the Tokai region of Japan, especially the Aichi Mikawa and the port of Nagoya industrial waterfront areas. The problems experienced in the mountains, the river basin, and the crowded manufacturing industry area on the seaside and inland are discussed. This paper proposes solutions utilizing robot technologies for each of the problems faced in disasters.
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