Title :
Autonomous camp surveillance with a coordinated multi robot system
Author :
Königs, Achim ; Röhling, Timo ; Schulz, Dirk
Author_Institution :
Res. Establ. for Appl. Sci. (FGAN), Wachtberg, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper we present a prototypical multi-robot surveillance system that can be setup quickly in an unknown environment and is able to monitor an outdoor environment completely autonomously. The system autonomously detects intruders, acquires their positions and confronts them. The robots are not required to keep a wireless communication connection to the base station at all time and can operate independently. The performance of the system was testified during the European Land Robot Trial (ELROB) 2009 in the camp security scenario and results are presented and discussed in this paper.
Keywords :
mobile robots; multi-robot systems; European Land Robot Trial 2009; autonomous camp surveillance; camp security scenario; coordinated multi-robot system; multi-robot surveillance system; wireless communication connection; Centralized control; Communication system security; Mobile robots; Monitoring; Navigation; Prototypes; Robot kinematics; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Surveillance; autonomy; surveillance; unmanned ground vehicle;
Conference_Titel :
Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR), 2009 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5627-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5628-4
DOI :
10.1109/SSRR.2009.5424158