Agent-based simulation for large-scale emergency response: A survey of usage and implementation

GI Hawe, G Coates, DT Wilson, RS Crouch - ACM Computing Surveys …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
When attempting to determine how to respond optimally to a large-scale emergency, the
ability to predict the consequences of certain courses of action in silico is of great utility …

[HTML][HTML] Weighted synergy graphs for effective team formation with heterogeneous ad hoc agents

S Liemhetcharat, M Veloso - Artificial Intelligence, 2014 - Elsevier
Previous approaches to select agents to form a team rely on single-agent capabilities, and
team performance is treated as a sum of such known capabilities. Motivated by complex …

Robocup rescue robot and simulation leagues

HL Akin, N Ito, A Jacoff, A Kleiner, J Pellenz, A Visser - AI magazine, 2013 - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract The RoboCup Rescue Robot and Simulation competitions have been held since
2000. The experience gained during these competitions has increased the maturity level of …

Rmasbench: benchmarking dynamic multi-agent coordination in urban search and rescue

A Kleiner, A Farinelli, S Ramchurn, B Shi… - … Agents and Multiagent …, 2013 - diva-portal.org
The development of benchmarking platforms for agent-based systems is crucial to evaluate
the performance of state-of-the-art algorithms and mechanisms in controlled settings and …

Crowdsourcing support system for disaster surveillance and response

ETH Chu, YL Chen, JY Lin… - The 15th International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Experiences with past major disasters tell us that people with wireless devices and social
network services can be effective mobile human sensors. Eye-witness reports taken at right …

Robocup rescue simulation innovation strategy

A Visser, N Ito, A Kleiner - RoboCup 2014: Robot World Cup XVIII 18, 2015 - Springer
The RoboCup rescue simulation competitions have been held since 2001. The experience
gained during these competitions has supported the development of multi-agent and …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal, Multispectral, and RGB Vision Systems Analysis for Victim Detection in SAR Robotics

C Cruz Ulloa, D Orbea, J del Cerro, A Barrientos - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Technological advancements have facilitated the development of sophisticated vision
systems, integrating optical sensors with artificial vision and machine learning techniques to …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated evacuation and rescue management system in response to fire incidents

N Didar, M Abbaspour - European Journal of Engineering and …, 2023 - academia.edu
Indoor evacuation and rescue systems are necessary for responding to unexpected events.
In the event of fire incidents, finding a proper evacuation route planning for impacted people …

New technologies for the search of trapped victims

Q Hamp, R Zhang, L Chen, O Gorgis, T Ostertag… - Ad Hoc Networks, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a German research project aiming at improving Urban
Search And Rescue (USAR). It comprises two wireless search technologies for the detection …

Robocuprescue-robot league team rescuerobots freiburg (germany)

A Kleiner, B Steder, C Dornhege, D Höfer… - 2005 - diva-portal.org
This paper describes the approach of the RescueRobots Freiburg team. RescueRobots
Freiburg is a team of students from the university of Freiburg, that originates from the former …