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Operational Validation of Search and Rescue Robots
As shown in the previous chapters of this book, the ICARUS project developed multiple unmanned…
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ICARUS Training and Support System
The ICARUS Training and Support system provides the command and control component that integrates different…
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Command and Control Systems for Search and Rescue Robots
This chapter describes the concepts and features behind the command, control and intelligence (C2I) system…
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Tactical Communications for Cooperative SAR Robot Missions
First responders’ communications (COM) have become a key concern in large crisis events which involve…
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Unmanned Maritime Systems for Search and Rescue
During maritime search and rescue operations, the safety of the rescuers is a major issue…
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Unmanned Ground Robots for Rescue Tasks
Ground robots have demonstrated to be a useful tool when dealing with post-disasters intervention and…
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Unmanned Aerial Systems
The field of the micro electro‐mechanical system (MEMS) technology enables small and lightweight, yet accurate…
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User-Centered Design
Following the user‐centered design approach, the needs, requirements, and limitations of end users of a…
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Introduction to the Use of Robotic Tools for Search and Rescue
Recent dramatic events such as the earthquakes in Nepal and Tohoku, typhoon Haiyan or the…