Rescue robot systems - development of high-functionality multiple robot system and robust/scalable information infrastructure -

Abstract

We have constructed a new system for searching the inside of damaged buildings by grouped robots. Especially, we developed a new wireless ad-hoc network system called ‘Robohoc network’ system. It is necessary to communicate information such as commands to robots and sensor data to an operator including video images stably with considering not to break down all network performance. In this paper, an outline of each constructed element and an example of methodology how to integrate each element such as robots, network, user interface and data server are shown.