Survey and requirements for search and rescue ground and air vehicles for mining applications

Advancements in robotic technologies have seen robots playing vital roles in search and rescue operations. These robots explore regions of the disaster scene which are dangerous for human rescuers and would be physically impossible for the rescuers to operate. The robots collect information about the disaster scene and transmit it to the rescuers who would then plan the course of action to take. The paper describes two platforms of different classification used for search and rescue operations in a similar disaster environment. A survey and requirement of the physical structure and the various electronic components for these platforms are investigated. Comparison of the physical structure and electronic components of these platforms which make them suitable for application are discussed.