Signal-based deployment planning for robot teams in tunnel-like fading environments

C Rizzo, D Tardioli, D Sicignano… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Deploying a multi-robot team in confined environments poses multiple challenges that
involve task and motion planning, localization and map**, safe navigation, coordination of …

Visual data association in narrow-bandwidth networks

D Tardioli, E Montijano… - 2015 IEEE/RSJ …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of any cooperative task that involves two or more robots will be determined
by their capacity to recognize common information of the environment. Vision sensors are …

A multi-sensor RSS spatial sensing-based robust stochastic optimization algorithm for enhanced wireless tethering

R Parasuraman, T Fabry, L Molinari, K Kershaw… - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
The reliability of wireless communication in a network of mobile wireless robot nodes
depends on the received radio signal strength (RSS). When the robot nodes are deployed in …

Optimized scheme of antenna diversity for radio wave coverage in tunnel environment

Z Zhao, J Wang, W Hou, Y Li, B Ai - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To suppress the deep fading of radio waves caused by the tunnel waveguide effect, this
paper presents an optimized scheme for the spatial and polarization diversities of tunnel …

Transversal fading analysis in straight tunnels at 2.4 GHz

C Rizzo, F Lera, JL Villarroel - 2013 13th International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In tunnel-like environments the electromagnetic waves propagate differently in comparison
to free space and urban scenarios. This is because, depending on the working frequency …

A methodology for localization in tunnels based on periodic RF signal fadings

C Rizzo, F Lera, JL Villarroel - 2014 IEEE Military …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tunnels represent challenging scenarios for robotics, where the hostile conditions such as
the GPS-denied nature of the environment, walls uniformity, darkness and lack of features …

UHF and SHF fading analysis using wavelets in tunnel environments

C Rizzo, F Lera, JL Villarroel - 2013 IEEE 78th Vehicular …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The propagation of electromagnetic waves in tunnel-like environments differs from other
scenarios, basically because tunnels can act as a waveguide, allowing the communication …

A multidimensional RSSI based framework for autonomous relay robots in harsh environments

M Di Castro, G Lunghi, A Masi, M Ferre… - 2019 Third IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic tele-operation is essential for many dangerous applications, like inspection and
manipulation in human hazardous environments. Also, the current state of the art in robotic …

[PDF][PDF] Wireless communication enhancement methods for mobile robots in radiation environments

R Parasuraman, A Masi, M Ferre - … for robotic application at CERN. Ph …, 2014 - oa.upm.es
In hostile environments such as in scientific facilities where ionising radiation is a dominant
hazard, reducing human interventions by increasing robotic operations are desirable …

Propagation, Localization and Navigation in Tunnel-like Environments

CE Rizzo Bobbio, JL Villarroel Salcedo, F Lera García - zaguan.unizar.es
La robótica de servicio, entendida como aquella destinada al uso de uno o varios robots
con fines de, por ejemplo, vigilancia, rescate e inspecciones, ha ido tomando cada vez más …