HELIOS VIII: Toward Practical Robots for Search and Rescue Operations

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-694

  Guarnieri, Michele ^a   Takao, Inoh ^b   Fukushima, Edwardo F ^a   Hirose, Shigeo ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b International RescueSystem institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

articulated system; gripper; manipulator; rescue robotics; tracked vehicles

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; GRIPPERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

ARTICULATED SYSTEM; CRAWLER VEHICLES; DISASTER-RESPONSE; INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; RESCUE ROBOTICS; ROBOTICS RESEARCH; SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS; URBAN DISASTER;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 85166366432     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2008.p0675     Document Type: Article

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