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Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Recovery Tool: A Cooperative Robotic System for Car Extraction
Author(s) -
Amanatiadis Angelos,
Charalampous Konstantinos,
Kostavelis Ioannis,
Birkicht Bernd,
Andel Benjamin,
Meiser Vincent,
Henschel Christopher,
Baugh Stephen,
Paul Martin,
May Richard,
Gasteratos Antonios
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of field robotics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.152
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4967
pISSN - 1556-4959
DOI - 10.1002/rob.21593
Subject(s) - safer , explosive material , robot , block (permutation group theory) , engineering , computer science , real time computing , simulation , artificial intelligence , computer security , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry
Vehicles have been proven to be an ideal means for terrorists because they can be meticulously prepared well in advance before being deployed in urban and public places. To increase the risk and burden of explosive ordnance disposal teams, third‐party vehicles have also been used to block the access path to the explosive loaded vehicle. In this paper, we present a multirobot system that can remove vehicles from confined spaces with delicate handling, swiftly and in any direction to a safer disposal point. The new lifting robots, capable of omnidirectional movement, autonomously underride the identified vehicle and dock to its wheels for a synchronized lifting and extraction. The validity and efficiency of the novel robotic system is illustrated via experiments in an indoor parking lot, demonstrating successful autonomous navigation, docking, lifting, and extraction of a conventional car for a total covered distance of 20 m.