UV disinfection robots: a review

I Mehta, HY Hsueh, S Taghipour, W Li… - Robotics and autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has completely changed our lives
and how we interact with the world. The pandemic has brought about a pressing need to …

JPMDP: Joint base placement and multi-configuration path planning for 3D surface disinfection with a UV-C robotic system

C Zhang, H Qin, S Sun, Y Pan, K Liu, T Li… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2024 - Elsevier
To effectively mitigate the spread of epidemics, disinfection robots are increasingly utilized
for automatic disinfection. However, tradition robots and disinfection methods cannot ensure …

Path and trajectory planning for UV-C disinfection robots

S Dogru, L Marques - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection has been known for long, but its use with robotics is quite
new, mainly motivated by the recent coronavirus disease pandemics (COVID-19). In UV-C …

Real-time semantic 3D reconstruction for high-touch surface recognition for robotic disinfection

RZ Qiu, Y Sun, JMC Marques… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Disinfection robots have applications in promoting public health and reducing hospital
acquired infections and have drawn considerable interest due to the COVID-19 pan-demic …

Design of UVC surface disinfection robot with coverage path planning using map-based approach at-the-edge

S Wang, Y Li, G Ding, C Li, Q Zhao, B Sun, Q Song - Robotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In response to the issue of virus contamination in the cold-chain warehouse or hospital
environment under the influence of the COVID-19, we propose the design work of a …

Coverage Planning for UVC Irradiation: Robot Surface Disinfection Based on Swarm Intelligence Algorithm

P Guo, D Luo, Y Wu, S He, J Deng, H Yao, W Sun… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been widely utilized as a disinfection strategy to effectively
eliminate various pathogens. The disinfection task achieves complete coverage of object …

An UV Sensor Coverage Algorithm with Place Segmentation for Disinfection Robots

YC An, SH Joo, A Ghosh, HJ Park… - 2022 19th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose an UV (ultraviolet) sensor coverage algorithm based on
occupancy grid maps for complete disinfection. The algorithm is developed to disinfect the …

More Effective Robotic UV Disinfection of Objects Through Human Guidance

AG Sanchez, N Bernhart, WD Smart - Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) robot irradiation is a promising approach for disinfecting surfaces
contaminated by pathogens in healthcare settings. However, limitations exist with current UV …

A Study on the Implementation of UV Disinfection Module on an Existing Autonomous Platform

G Gautham, D Davis, G Gayathri - 2022 IEEE 2nd Mysore Sub …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The COVID-19 pandemic demanded innovative approaches to handle the situation around
the globe. The Coronavirus challenged the effectiveness and practice of conventional …

多传感融合测量的移动机器人高效消杀控制.

徐建萍, 陈泽健, 文科, 任明妍… - Machine Tool & …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
疫情形势下, 为解决狭窄空间, 复杂曲面, 无接触, 安全自动消杀作业需求, 设计一种多传感器融合
测量的基于双车拼接的可移动自动消杀机械控制系统. 设计可快速拆分组装的双车拼接全向可 …