DocumentCode :
2342411
Title :
A method for transporting a team of miniature robots
Author :
Kadioglu, Esra ; Papanikolopoulos, Nikolaos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Volume :
3
fYear :
2003
fDate :
27-31 Oct. 2003
Firstpage :
2297
Abstract :
The Scouts, developed at the University of Minnesota, are miniature robots designed mainly for reconnaissance and surveillance tasks. The Scout´s small size and multiple mobility and sensing modes allow it to efficiently navigate and carry out certain missions in indoor environments and on relatively smooth surfaces. However, like many other small-sized robots, its miniature size and limited battery life become a bottleneck when it comes to cover long distances, particularly on rough, outdoor surfaces. In order to address this issue, we present a method to carry the Scouts to and from their main mission locations by adding a larger robot, a Pioneer 2-AT, to the team. The Pioneer carries a team of Scouts in a color marked box that it holds with its grippers. The Scouts jump out of the box, carry out their mission, and autonomously find the box and jump back in.
Keywords :
microrobots; military systems; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; surveillance; Pioneer 2-AT; Scouts; indoor environments; miniature robots; multiple mobility; reconnaissance tasks; sensing modes; surveillance tasks; Computer science; Design engineering; Grippers; Mobile robots; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Rough surfaces; Silver; Surface roughness; Surveillance;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003. (IROS 2003). Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7860-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2003.1249213
Filename :
1249213
Link To Document :
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