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Rescue Robotics

DDT Project on Robots and Systems for Urban Search and Rescue

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Satoshi Tadokoro

    1. Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

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  • Describes the results from the Japanese national DDT Project on rescue robotics
  • Discusses the state of the art of the field of robotics for urban search and rescue, including aerial robot systems, information infrastructure systems, in-rubble robot systems and on-rubble robot systems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Earthquake Disaster and Expectation for Robotics

    • Satoshi Tadokoro
    Pages 1-16

  3. An Overview of the DDT Project

    • Satoshi Tadokoro, Fumitoshi Matsuno, Hajime Asama, Masahiko Onosato, Koichi Osuka, Tomoharu Doi et al.
    Pages 17-31

  4. Disaster Information Gathering Aerial Robot Systems

    • Masahiko Onosato, Satoshi Tadokoro, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Kenzo Nonami, Kuniaki Kawabata, Yasushi Hada et al.
    Pages 33-55

  5. Information Infrastructure for Rescue Systems

    • Hajime Asama, Yasushi Hada, Kuniaki Kawabata, Itsuki Noda, Osamu Takizawa, Jun-ichi Meguro et al.
    Pages 57-69

  6. In-Rubble Robot System for USAR Under Debris

    • Koichi Osuka, Tomoharu Doi, Satoshi Tadokoro, Naoji Shiroma, Takashi Tsubouchi, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi et al.
    Pages 71-103

  7. On-Rubble Robot Systems for the DDT Project

    • Fumitoshi Matsuno, Takashi Tsubouchi, Shigeo Hirose, Iwaki Akiyama, Takao Inoh, Michele Guarnieri et al.
    Pages 105-129

  8. Design Guidelines for Human Interface for Rescue Robots

    • Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Takashi Tsubouchi, Akichika Tanaka, Tomoaki Yoshida, Eiji Koyanagi, Fumitoshi Matsuno et al.
    Pages 131-144

  9. Information Sharing and Integration Framework Among Rescue Robots/Information Systems

    • Itsuki Noda, Yasushi Hada, Jun-ichi Meguro, Hiroki Shimora
    Pages 145-159

  10. Demonstration Experiments on Rescue Search Robots and On-Scenario Training in Practical Field with First Responders

    • Takashi Tsubouchi, Koichi Osuka, Fumitoshi Matsuno, Hajime Asama, Satoshi Tadokoro, Masahiko Onosato et al.
    Pages 161-174

  11. Summary of DDT Project, Unsolved Problems, and Future Roadmap

    • Satoshi Tadokoro
    Pages 175-189

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 191-192
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About this book

Rescue Robotics presents the most significant findings of the DDT Project on robots and systems for urban search and rescue. This project was launched by the Japanese government in 2002 with the aim of applying a wide variety of robotics technologies to find a solution to the problem of disaster response, especially urban search and rescue in large-scale earthquakes.

From 2002 to 2007 more than 100 researchers took part in the DDT Project, coming from a wide spectrum of research and development to make up four research groups: Aerial Robot Systems MU (Mission Unit), Information Infrastructure System MU, In-Rubble Robot System MU, and On-Rubble Robot System MU. This book discusses their development and testing of various robotic systems and technologies such as serpentine robots, traced vehicles, intelligent human interface and data processing, as well as analysing and verifying the results of these experiments.

Rescue Robotics will be of interest to researchers and students, but will also prove useful for emergency response personnel. It offers an insight into the state of the art of rescue robotics and its readers will benefit from a knowledge of the advanced technologies involved in this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Satoshi Tadokoro

About the editor

Professor Satoshi Tadokoro currently works for the Graduate School of Information Sciences at Tohoku University, Japan. His areas of research include intelligent mechanics/mechanical systems; perception information processing/intelligent robotics and; design engineering and machine functional elements/tribology.

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