Search and Rescue Robot Team RF Communication via Power Cable Transmission Line - A Proposal

Author

Pan, Q.W. ; Lowe, D.

Author_Institution

Manukau Inst. of Technol., Auckland

fYear

2007

fDate

July 30 2007-Aug. 2 2007

Firstpage

287

Lastpage

290

Abstract

Mobile multi-robot systems can be used in search and rescue operations in hazardous environments. Wireless mobile ad-hoc networks (MANET) provide hop-by-hop routings along shortest paths to reach the controller from many sensor sources. An outdoor line-of-sight RF link (e.g. 2.45 GHz ZigBee) can cover over 100 m. However, inside a collapsed building, the range often drops to a few metres or even completely blocked by the rubble. The power-line network of a building can become an auxiliary signal transmission medium which would guide the weak signals from inside to get to the controller outside.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; carrier transmission on power lines; mobile radio; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; MANET; RF communication; auxiliary signal transmission medium; mobile multi-robot systems; outdoor line-of-sight RF link; power cable transmission line; power-line network; search and rescue operations; wireless mobile ad-hoc networks; Ad hoc networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Multirobot systems; Power cables; Power transmission lines; Proposals; Radio frequency; Robot sensing systems; Wireless sensor networks; RF signal propagation; Robotic search and rescue; power-line; wireless mobile adhoc networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Electronics, 2007. ISSSE '07. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1448-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1449-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSSE.2007.4294469

Filename

4294469