Path planning for autonomous mobile robots: A review

JR Sanchez-Ibanez, CJ Pérez-del-Pulgar… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Providing mobile robots with autonomous capabilities is advantageous. It allows one to
dispense with the intervention of human operators, which may prove beneficial in economic …

From sensors to safety: Internet of Emergency Services (IoES) for emergency response and disaster management

R Damaševičius, N Bacanin, S Misra - Journal of Sensor and Actuator …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advancement in technology has led to the integration of internet-connected devices and
systems into emergency management and response, known as the Internet of Emergency …

Robot-assisted nuclear disaster response: Report and insights from a field exercise

M Chiou, GT Epsimos, G Nikolaou… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on insights by robotics researchers that participated in a 5-day robot-
assisted nuclear disaster response field exercise conducted by Kerntechnische Hilfdienst …

An obstacle-finding approach for autonomous mobile robots using 2D LiDAR data

L Mochurad, Y Hladun, R Tkachenko - Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obstacle detection is crucial for the navigation of autonomous mobile robots: it is necessary
to ensure their presence as accurately as possible and find their position relative to the …

Simulating ionising radiation in gazebo for robotic nuclear inspection challenges

T Wright, A West, M Licata, N Hawes, B Lennox - Robotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilisation of robots in hazardous nuclear environments has potential to reduce risk to
humans. However, historical use has been largely limited to specific missions rather than …

[HTML][HTML] Cyber–physical system architecture of autonomous robot ecosystem for industrial asset monitoring

H Kivrak, MZ Karakusak, S Watson, B Lennox - Computer Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Driven by advancements in Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins (DT), and
cyber–physical systems (CPS), there is a growing interest in the digitalizing of asset integrity …

Autonomous map** and spectroscopic analysis of distributed radiation fields using aerial robots

F Mascarich, M Kulkarni, P De Petris, T Wilson… - Autonomous …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a strategy for field estimation and informative path planning towards
autonomous map** and radiological characterization of distributed gamma radiation fields …

Obstacle avoidance for a robotic navigation aid using fuzzy logic controller-optimal reciprocal collision avoidance (FLC-ORCA)

MR Mohd Romlay, A Mohd Ibrahim, SF Toha… - Neural Computing and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Robotic Navigation Aids (RNAs) assist visually impaired individuals in independent
navigation. However, existing research overlooks diverse obstacles and assumes equal …

[HTML][HTML] CARMA II: A ground vehicle for autonomous surveying of alpha, beta and gamma radiation

B Nouri Rahmat Abadi, A West, H Peel… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Surveying active nuclear facilities for spread of alpha and beta contamination is currently
performed by human operators. However, a skills gap of qualified workers is emerging and …

A study of robotic search strategy for multi-radiation sources in unknown environments

H Bai, W Gao, H Ma, P Ding, G Wang, W Xu… - Robotics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the multiple radiation source search problems, where the mobile
robot identifies the number and parameters of sources online while exploring an unknown …