A Comprehensive Design of Unmanned Ground Search an Rescue Robot

Abstract

Rescue workers and fire fighters\u2019 job mostly require entering to disaster zones such as factories accident \u00a0areas, \u00a0collapsed \u00a0mines, \u00a0or \u00a0burned \u00a0buildings \u00a0to \u00a0perform \u00a0rescue \u00a0operations. \u00a0In \u00a0addition \u00a0to \u00a0human caused disasters, the aftermath of natural disasters such as tornados, earthquakes and tsunamis requires them to be present in order to contain the disaster, help injured victims, and guide trapped victims to a safe exit. The lives of the rescue workers and fire fighter are always at risk in such accidents, since they have no prior knowledge \u00a0of \u00a0accident \u00a0source, \u00a0environment, \u00a0and \u00a0location. \u00a0Thereby, \u00a0Search \u00a0and \u00a0Rescue \u00a0Robot \u00a0(SRR) \u00a0is \u00a0an excellent \u00a0alternative, \u00a0in \u00a0which \u00a0it \u00a0can \u00a0perform \u00a0certain \u00a0tasks \u00a0of \u00a0rescue \u00a0workers \u00a0and \u00a0fire \u00a0fighters \u00a0without endangering \u00a0their \u00a0life. \u00a0In \u00a0a \u00a0case \u00a0of \u00a0disaster, \u00a0SRR \u00a0can \u00a0be \u00a0sent \u00a0directly \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0danger \u00a0zones \u00a0to \u00a0navigate \u00a0and provide \u00a0helpful \u00a0information \u00a0regarding \u00a0the \u00a0cause \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0accident, \u00a0location \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0hazard \u00a0spots, \u00a0number \u00a0of trapped or injured victims, the conditions inside the danger zone, and several other functions. The use of SRR will \u00a0improve \u00a0the \u00a0quality \u00a0of \u00a0rescue \u00a0missions \u00a0because \u00a0it \u00a0can \u00a0provide \u00a0important \u00a0data \u00a0from \u00a0the \u00a0heart \u00a0of \u00a0the accident where it is too risky for human to go in. In addition, it can identify the number and the status of the trapped victims and even supply basic equipment, which in some cases can be lifesaving, such as masks and fire blankets in accident which include fires. In this project we designed and fabricated a prototype of search and \u00a0rescue \u00a0robot \u00a0that \u00a0can \u00a0perform \u00a0multiple \u00a0tasks \u00a0and \u00a0can \u00a0navigate \u00a0in \u00a0rough \u00a0surfaces. \u00a0The \u00a0SRR \u00a0can \u00a0be controlled \u00a0from \u00a0a \u00a0distance \u00a0station \u00a0where \u00a0the \u00a0operator \u00a0can \u00a0manipulate \u00a0the \u00a0SRR \u00a0movement \u00a0and \u00a0its \u00a0grapping arm while monitoring the surrounding environment using video camera and different sensors. The fabricated prototype successfully passed all the tests that was set to examine its performance.