Title :
3D-free rescue robot system
Author :
Kiyota, Takanori ; Sugimoto, Noboru ; Someya, Mie
Author_Institution :
Kitakyushu Univ., Fukuoka
Abstract :
This paper introduces a 3D-free rescue robot system which mainly consists of a moving vehicle with automatic outriggers, a 3D reaching arm and a spring balancer. This robot system lightens the weight of firemen at rescue activities on this system, supports his/her rescue activities by widening his/her working area, and reduces various risks entailing for the activities. The spring balancer is added with new functions for improvement, including high-performance passive dynamic control (PDC). Furthermore, the safety of this robot system is examined especially on fail-safe interlock
Keywords :
manipulators; mobile robots; service robots; 3D reaching arm; 3D-free rescue robot system; fail-safe interlock; passive dynamic control; spring balancer; Chapters; Control systems; Humans; Research and development; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Safety devices; Springs; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9505-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2006.1642313
