Title :
Working with robots in disasters
Author :
Takahashi, Tomoichi ; Tadokoro, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus. Adm. & Inf. Sci., Chubu Univ., Aichi, Japan
fDate :
9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Robot World Cup Initiative (RoboCup) is an international research and education initiative. It was started in order to foster artificial intelligence search. RoboCupRescue´s domain is search and rescue operations in urban disasters. The RoboCup Rescue league consists of two projects: the simulation project and the robotics and infrastructure project. A multi-agent-based approach to disaster simulation provides many research themes and supports rescue operations in real situations. Simulation Project, not only agent implementation, but also the evaluation of the social agents´ performance, the architecture of the distribution system, and the quality of communications, etc. The following features are important in this project to promote the research and provide verification methods.
Keywords :
digital simulation; disasters; multi-agent systems; robots; RoboCupRescue; Simulation Project; artificial intelligence; disaster simulation; multiple agent system; urban disasters; Artificial intelligence; Cities and towns; Earthquakes; Fires; Humanoid robots; Humans; Intelligent robots; Kernel; Predictive models; Robotics and automation;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MRA.2002.1035212