Optimizing search and rescue missions through a cooperative mobile robot network

Robots assist rescuers in search and rescue operations. An area of research that can significantly benefit search and rescue operations, if integrated, is cooperative robotics, since a multi-robot team can cover a vast area more efficiently than a single robot system. The research discussed in this paper focuses on the need for cooperative search and rescue robots, the related research in literature, and the design of a control architecture that will support the requirements of a cooperation system for search and rescue applications.