Title :
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
fDate :
July 30 2007-Aug. 2 2007
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISSSE.2007.4294469
