RAPID: Robotic Systems for Disaster Assessment and Disaster Relief

提案编号：CNS 11 - 38020主要研究者：Papanikolopoulos，Nikolaos机构：明尼苏达大学标题： 快速：用于灾害评估和救灾的机器人系统项目提案：该RAPID项目提案包括开发工作和向日本同事派遣改进的机器人检查工具，将扩大现有的成功机器人开发工作，以创建具有协助响应仙台地震和海啸所需的特定能力的新机器人。所提出的机器人的新颖之处可能在于它的运动能力和对灰尘和水的抵抗力。它的易用性使其在研究工件中脱颖而出。研究人员将从事以下一些活动：-设计一个有踏板的Aquapod潜水机器人-为Aquapod开发一个传感器套件-为第一响应者开发一个模拟器工具-通过日本同事在日本部署机器人研究人员与东北大学的Kazuhiro Kosuge博士和东北大学的Satoshi Takoro合作。他们的信件和其他适当的邀请已从包括国际救援系统研究所在内的日本研究人员和响应人员那里获得，将一小队机器人运送到日本仙台，协助检查关键基础设施和其他恢复行动，并进行研究关于应急响应方法和实践的有效性。(The搜索和救援阶段已经结束。这些新的，改进的机器人结合联合收割机胎面和四肢的新颖的运动能力，为他们的传感器有效载荷。新的传感器有效载荷能够扩展位置、环境数据和辐射的感知。有了这些增强的功能，一个机器人团队将被部署用于受害者和经济复苏决策，同时收集现有设备无法实现的短暂数据。仙台灾难在其巨大的地理和经济规模以及破坏类型方面是独一无二的。部署在仙台的这些机器人将提供一种额外的无人系统模式，与传统的机器人类型一起进行沿着测试。 更广泛的影响：该提案通过参与性研究范式支持日本的经济复苏努力，有望立即造福社会。此外，对未来灾害的长期利益是显而易见的，因为应急响应和无人驾驶系统都是形成领域，收集的数据将促进在不可预测的情况下发现和理解智能，以人为本的系统。PI有一个外展博物馆，K-12和一般公众教育活动的历史。此外，模拟器工具有望提高应急响应人员的安全性，这具有倍增的好处。

Proposal #: CNS 11-38020PI(s): Papanikolopoulos, NikolaosInstitution: University of MinnesotaTitle: RAPID: Robotic Systems for Disaster Assessment and Disaster ReliefProject Proposed:This RAPID project proposal, consisting of a development effort and dispatching of improved robotic inspection tools to colleagues in Japan, will expand on existing, successful robotic development efforts to create a new robot with specific capabilities needed to assist response to the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The novelty of the proposed robot may be found in its locomotion capabilities and its resistance to dirt and water. Its ease of use make it stand out among research artifacts. The researchers will be engaged in some of the following activities: - Engineer a treaded version of the Aquapod submersible robot- Develop a sensor suite for the Aquapod- Develop a simulator tool for first responders- Deploy the robots in Japan through Japanese colleaguesThe investigators collaborate with Dr. Kazuhiro Kosuge from Tohuku University and Satoshi Takoro from Tohohu University. Their letters and other appropriate invitations have been secured from the Japanese researchers and responders, including the International Rescue Systems Institute, to ship a small team of robots to Sendai, Japan to assist in the inspection of critical infrastructure and other recovery operations as well as perform research on the efficacy of emergency response methods and practices. (The search and rescue phase has been terminated.) These new, improved robots combine treads and limbs for novel locomotion capabilities for their sensor payloads. New sensor payloads enable expanded sensing of location, environmental data, and radiation. With these enhanced capabilities, a team of robots will be deployed for victim and economic recovery decision-making while simultaneously collecting ephemeral data not possible with existing devices. The Sendai disaster is unique in its large geographical and economic scale and types of damage. These robots deployed in Sendai will provide an additional modality of unmanned systems to be tested along with conventional robotic types. Broader Impacts: This proposal promises an immediate benefit to society by supporting economic recovery efforts in Japan through a participatory research paradigm. Moreover, long term benefits for future disasters are in evidence since emergency response and unmanned systems are both formative domains and the data collected will advance the discovery and understanding of intelligent, human-centered systems in unpredictable situations. The PI has a history of outreach to museum, K-12, and general public education events. In addition, the simulator tool promises to enhance the safety of emergency responders, which has multiplicative benefits.